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Masked Students Returning To Northern Nevada Classrooms

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Thousands of students began returning to northern Nevada classrooms or the first time since March with masks, social distancing and other precautions to help guard against the spread of COVID-19.

Others cranked up their laptops from home Tuesday in Reno and Sparks where the Washoe County school district is using a combination of in-person and distance learning.

The scheduled start of the new school year in Reno-Sparks was delayed a day over concerns about unhealthy air quality driven by smoke from a nearby wildfire.

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The state's largest school district doesn't open until next week in Las Vegas, where it will be having only remote instruction.