082520 Marengo Schools (MA)

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Fifth grade teacher Samantha Kieffer demonstrates how students use trifold plastic shields at their desks at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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Fourth grade teacher Terri Hallstein demonstrates how staff and students monitor their temperature upon entry at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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Chairs and trifold plastic shields placed distantly await students before school at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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Paw stickers placed near the floor designate six feet of social distance at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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Lockers once bustling with students are now unused at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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New shields were installed in the band room at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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Signs remind staff and students that masks are required for entry at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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Chairs and trifold plastic shields placed distantly await students before school at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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School buses drop off students at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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Usable lockers are spaced approximately four feet apart, designated by colorful nameplates for students to be called upon to use based on color code at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo. Lockers in use by students are left open overnight so staff can spray them with sanitizer nightly.

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An apple-shaped note holder sits on a desk at Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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A water fountain is taped over to avoid use at Grant Elementary on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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A school bus drives past the Marengo Indians mascot as it drops off students at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo. Students must sit in their assigned seats, spaced distantly.

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Three students exit a school bus from their assigned seats on the vehicle at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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Students enter Grant Elementary on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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A school bus drops off students at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo. Students must sit in their assigned seats, spaced distantly.

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Marengo Community Middle School Principal and Director of Transportation Tracy Beam rolls out a sign to block traffic for school buses dropping off students at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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Marengo Community Middle School Principal and Director of Transportation Tracy Beam rolls out a sign to block traffic for school buses dropping off students at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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Students enter Grant Elementary on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.

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A school bus pulls up to be sanitized after droppingn off students at Grant Elementary and Marengo Community Middle Schools on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 in Marengo.