“I’m excited to be in a school the first day. I’m excited to see children,” said Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, at Harms Elementary. (photo by Valaurian Waller)
Bryan, 5, a student at Harms Elementary, waits with his parents to get his temperature checked on the first day of school. (photo by Valaurian Waller)
Harms Elementary administration welcomes parents and students back to school. In addition to temperature checks at the entrance, lots of hand sanitizer was available. Staff and students were encouraged to use it. (photo by Valaurian Waller)
Students at Harms Elementary in southwest Detroit line up to practice ‘airplane arms’ and social distancing. Nearly 80 percent of the district’s families decided to learn online. (photo by Valaurian Waller)
For many of the students at Harms Elementary, it was their first time attending classes in person since March. (photo by Valaurian Waller)
Gadriel, a kindergartner at Harms Elementary, shows off his new DPS mask. (photo by Valaurian Waller)
Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District, is urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to lift restrictions on winter sports. (BridgeDetroit photo by Valaurian Waller)
Juan is a third-grader at Harms Elementary. (photo by Valaurian Waller)
A socially distanced classroom at Burton International Academy in Detroit’s North Corktown neighborhood. (photo by Valaurian Waller)
Vitti talks to a student at Harms Elementary School. (photo by Valaurian Waller)
Principal Edwynn Bell of Burton International Academy says about 80 percent of their students are learning online and the rest of the students will be face-to-face. (photo by Valaurian Waller)
Greta Johnson-Williams, helps answer seventh-grader Tori Watkins’ questions on the first day at Burton International Academy. (photo by Valaurian Waller)
Harlem, 5, is a student at Burton International Academy. (photo by Valaurian Waller)