A first week back in photos
CPS adopted a hybrid model of returning to school, with a plan agreed upon by the CTU and the city. At Lane, this looked like approximately 50% of students returning to the school building for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced school closures last March. Students are broken into two shifts, A and B.
We took some photos of the week back:
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