Regal Elementary first day of school

Student's arrive at Regal Elementary School for the first day of the 2021-2022 school year on Thursday, Sept. 2. Students are masked and in-person for classroom learning in the Spokane Public School District.

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Thu., Sept. 2, 2021

Kodi Heyn says goodbye and hugs her daughter, first-grader Hazel Heyn, on the first day of the 2021-22 school year Thursday at Regal Elementary School. Hazel was home-schooled last year, so this marks the first time that she is in a public school setting among peers.

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Not everyone had their first day of school on Thursday Sept. 2 at Regal Elementary School. For Lura Clementich, age 3, summer continues as she tries out the slide on the Regal playground while her dad supervised nearby.

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Students greet each other on the first day of the 2021-22 school year at Regal Elementary School on Sept. 2. The state’s mask mandate for many settings is ending March 21.

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Crossing guard Jay Rogers allows a student safe passage on the first day of the 2021-2022 school year at Regal Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 2. Students are masked and in-person for classroom learning in the Spokane Public School District.

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Jace Fisher sports a grin and a chalkboard while his parents take photos for his first day of school as a first grader at Regal Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 2. Students are masked and in-person for classroom learning in the Spokane Public School District.

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A student holds hands with her guardian while walking up to Regal Elementary School for the first day of the 2021-22 school year on Sept. 2. A report in the journal Pediatrics revealed more than 1,000 children have lost a caregiver due to COVID-19 in Washington state.

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