Photo gallery: Frederick County students, staff head back to school for hybrid learning
Thousands of Frederick County Public Schools teachers, administrators and students returned to school buildings today for the first day of hybrid learning. It's the first time a significant portion of FCPS students have returned to the classroom since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last March. Here are some scenes from the day.

Bella Howell, a second grader at Monocacy Elementary School, waits for instructions before disembarking the bus Tuesday morning, the first day of in-person instruction under Frederick County Public Schools’ hybrid model.

A portion of Frederick County Public Schools students returned to the classroom Tuesday morning as part of the new hybrid model of learning. At the new Urbana Elementary School, students were arriving for the first time -- classes have not been held in the new building since it was completed last year. Here, Principal Tracy Hilliard, right, and other staff direct the students to socially distance as they walk from their buses.

A portion of the students returned to the classrooms in Frederick County Tuesday morning as part of the new hybrid model of learning. At the new Urbana Elementary School students were arriving for the first time as classes have not been held in the building since it opened last year. Students walking from their buses towards the building keeps the eyes on markings that ensure safe distancing as a safety concern.

Frederick County Public Schools students started returning to the classroom Tuesday morning as part of the new hybrid model of learning. Urbana Elementary School Principal Tracy Hilliard, third from left, and staffer Stephanie Brady, right, helped the arriving students use hand sanitizer before they entered the building.

A student at the new Urbana Elementary School exchanges a safe high-five — without making contact — with Assistant Principal Lisa Wrzesinski as she heads for the building Tuesday. Students were arriving for the first time as classes have not been held in the building since it opened last year.Â

Teresa Esquivel, a custodian at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School, cleans a student desk with sanitizing solution following the first day back in the building for students during hybrid-model instruction. In the foreground is one of the air purifiers purchased by Frederick County Public Schools and deployed into classrooms.
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Students arrive at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School Tuesday morning for the first day of in-person instruction under Frederick County Public Schools’ hybrid model.
Ozreen Parker, a school counselor at Monocacy Elementary School, directs students off the bus Tuesday morning for the first day of hybrid model instruction.
Bella Howell, a second grader at Monocacy Elementary School, waits for instructions before disembarking the bus Tuesday morning, the first day of in-person instruction under Frederick County Public Schools’ hybrid model.
Monocacy Elementary School principal Troy Barnes walks with a student during arrival time Tuesday morning, the first day of in-person instruction during Frederick County Public Schools’ hybrid model.
A portion of Frederick County Public Schools students returned to the classroom Tuesday morning as part of the new hybrid model of learning. At the new Urbana Elementary School, students were arriving for the first time -- classes have not been held in the new building since it was completed last year. Here, Principal Tracy Hilliard, right, and other staff direct the students to socially distance as they walk from their buses.
A portion of the students returned to the classrooms in Frederick County Tuesday morning as part of the new hybrid model of learning. At the new Urbana Elementary School students were arriving for the first time as classes have not been held in the building since it opened last year. Students walking from their buses towards the building keeps the eyes on markings that ensure safe distancing as a safety concern.
Frederick County Public Schools students started returning to the classroom Tuesday morning as part of the new hybrid model of learning. Urbana Elementary School Principal Tracy Hilliard, third from left, and staffer Stephanie Brady, right, helped the arriving students use hand sanitizer before they entered the building.
A student at the new Urbana Elementary School exchanges a safe high-five — without making contact — with Assistant Principal Lisa Wrzesinski as she heads for the building Tuesday. Students were arriving for the first time as classes have not been held in the building since it opened last year.Â
Teresa Esquivel, a custodian at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School, sprays cleaning solution on a classroom desk after students left following their first day back in the building for Hybrid instruction.
Teresa Esquivel, a custodian at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School, cleans a student desk with sanitizing solution following the first day back in the building for students during hybrid-model instruction. In the foreground is one of the air purifiers purchased by Frederick County Public Schools and deployed into classrooms.
Teresa Esquivel, a custodian at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick, sprays cleaning solution on a classroom desk after students left following their first day back in the building for hybrid instruction.
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