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And now, Preston and Steve's news updates with Kathy Romano.

I forgot to start the traffic.

I know.

And I was thinking the whole time, I'm like, he's going to go into traffic.

Today is Monday, March 8th.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning.

In the news this morning.

Some pre-K through second grade Philadelphia students will finally return to in-person learning this morning.

After a mediation between the school district of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers,

city officials announced last week that 53 schools have been approved to return to the classroom.

The city said the goal is to have the return date for all pre-K to second grade hybrid learning students announced by March 22nd.

So it's only 53 schools at this point. It's not all of the students.

The mayor said that air purifiers will replace the window fans that have been installed in classrooms that did not have adequate ventilation.

Other safety measures put in place by the school district include mandatory mask wearing or other

facial coverings which will be provided to students and staff, rapid testing for students and staff,

new classroom setups and signage for physical distancing, touchless hand sanitizer stations,

plexiglass partitions, maximum occupancy signs,

enhanced cleaning protocols,

and a COVID-19 testing program in place for students and staff.

All these new plexiglass dividers are going to kill the spitball industry.

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