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Dear Parents/Guardians:
Under normal circumstances, elementary schools within the ACPSD family welcome parents to walk their children to class on the first day of school. This is a time-honored tradition that we all look forward to each year.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a difficult time for parents, students and educators. Policies and procedures have changed quickly and dramatically due to the virus. Safety is our number one priority, and we must do everything we can to prevent the spread of this disease and protect our students, faculty, staff and community. To minimize risk, all elementary schools across our district will temporarily suspend this practice of parents accompanying their children to class on the first day of school.
Maintaining social distancing and contact tracing would prove very challenging while accommodating the number of parents and families that typically visit on the first day of school.
To balance the changes to this practice, each school will be creating their own new and unique traditions for the first day of school. Each school will also have staff to welcome students upon arrival and escort them to their classrooms.
More directions will come from your child’s school about safe arrivals the first day and new traditions to welcome back students.
Sincerely,
ACPSD Elementary Principals
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