Students arrived at W.G. Mallett Elementary School in Farmington on Thursday, September 10, during the first week of school on nearly vacant buses as they practiced social distancing. To follow the Maine Department of Education and the Center for Disease Control’s guidelines, Regional District 9 schools had to divide students into two cohorts that rotate in-person classes on campus. Andrea Swiedom/Franklin Journal

Teachers reminded W.G. Mallett Elementary students in Farmington to use hand sanitizer before leaving the bus during the first week of school on Thursday, September 10. Andrea Swiedom/Franklin Journal