Jenks Public Schools students are going back to school next week.
Yes, they started the year Aug. 24 in distance learning, but in an email to parents, administrators said students will come back in person on Sept. 10. They cite a decline in COVID-19 cases in Tulsa County.
The original trigger set for an in-person return was moving from orange to yellow in the state’s COVID Alert System. That hasn’t happened yet, but they said cases are "substantially lower" than when they decided on distance learning to start the year a month ago.
Employees and students in third grade and up will be required to wear masks. Pre-K through second-grade students will have to wear them in common areas and hallways, but not classrooms.
All students must wear masks while on a school bus.
