Mrs. Schneese instructs her 1st grade students about their sitting options for the class’s “morning meeting” on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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1st grade students learn communications protocols from Mrs. Schneese on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Mrs. Schneese oversees the placement of her 1st grade students backpacks in their assigned cubbies on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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1st grade students learn communications protocols from Mrs. Schneese as they wait to enter the classrom on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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1st grade students learn their sitting options for the class’s “morning meeting” during the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Students arrive for the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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1st grade students wait patiently in the hallway to enter the classroom on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Students form a line in the hallway on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Students arrive for the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Students arrive for the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Samantha, a 1st grade student, raises her hand on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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2nd grade students make their way to classroom on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Mrs. Schneese responds to a question by a 1st grade student on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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1st grade students enjoy coloring on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Mrs. Schneese responds to a question by a 1st grade student on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Students arrive for the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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1st grade students wait patiently in the hallway to enter the classroom on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Maurice Fluellen, 40, and his son and 1st grader, Zakir, 6, arrive early on the first day of school at Pleasantville Elementary School in New Castle, Aug. 28, 2023.
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