Students meet their teachers in-person for the first time at Sahuarita schools

For the first time, Sahuarita Unified School District students are meeting their teachers not through a computer but inside of the classrooms.

WHAT THE HYBRID LEARNING MODELLOOKS LIKE -- IN SAHUARITA.THE DISTRICT LET -- KGUN-9'SCIARA ENCINAS IN --TO CAPTURETHE REACTIONS OF STUDENTS ANDTHEIR TEACHER.CIARA ON CAM: FOR THE FIRSTTIME, STUDENTS ARE MEETINGTHEIR TEACHERS (CLOSESLAPTOP) NOT THROUGH ACOMPUTER BUT INSIDE OF THECLASSROOMS AT SAHUARITAINTERMEDIATE.

(STUDENTS BEINGDROPPED OFF NATS) IT ALLSTARTED JUST BEFORE SEVEN THISMORNING--- STUDENTS -- MASKEDUP WITH SUPPLIES IN HAND READYTO TACKLE -- THE RE-ENTRY OF AMORE TRADITIONAL SETTING --EVEN IF ITS FOR JUST TWO DAYSA WEEK.

(NATS OF INSIDE THECLASSROOM) "I WAS SO EXCITED.I COULDN'T SLEEP LAST NIGHTKNOWING THAT FOR THE FIRSTTIME SINCE MARCH 13 I'M GOINGTO LOOK OUT INTO MY ROOM ANDMY KIDS ARE GOING TO BETHERE." MICHELE BARTON TEACHESFOURTH GRADE AT SAHUARITAINTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.

SHE METHER FIRST GROUP OF STUDENTSTODAY AND WILL MEET THE RESTON MONDAY.

"THIS YEAR IS A LOTMORE FOCUSED ON STUDENTS'SAFETY BEING ABLE TO TEACHTHEM HOW SCHOOLS GOING TO BEDIFFERENT AND HOW WE HAVE TOBE SAFER HERE AT SCHOOL." ONLYA DOZEN FILLED HER CLASSROOM--- TO MAINTAIN SOCIALDISTANCING --- EVERY OTHERDESK -- EMPTY.

(NATS OF MASKRULES) THE FIRST LESSON DIDN'TFOCUS ON SUBJECTS -- RATHER --IT STRESSED SAFETY.

"WITH THEMWEARING THE MASKS IT'S NEWFOR THEM BUT I THINK THEYUNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OFIF WE WEAR THEM AND IF WE STAYHEALTHY AND IF WE STAY SAFEALL OF OUR FRIENDS CAN RETURNTO SCHOOL." (NATS OF LEARNINGHOW TO LINE UP) STUDENTS ALSOLEARNED A NEW WAY OF LINING UPTO LEAVE THE CLASSROOM.

WHLEADJUSTING TO THIS NEW NORMAL,THE STUDENTS SEEMEDENTHUSIASTIC TO BE BACK.

(NATSOF "ONE THING I'M EXCITEDABOUT IS SEEING ALL MY FRIENDSAND CLASSMATES") BARTON SHAREDTHAT EXCITEMENT.

SHE SAYS SHEGOT INTO EDUCATION TO BEAROUND STUDENTS -- AND THAT'SSOMETHING SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLETO DO FOR SIX MONTHS.

"EVENTHOUGH I COULDN'T SEE THEIRSMILES, I COULD SEE THEIREYES.

YOU KNOW JUST FINALLYWALKING INTO THEIR CLASSROOMAND FINALLY SEEING WHAT DOESMY CLASSROOM LOOKS LIKE ANDWHERE HAS MY TEACHER BEEN FORSIX WEEKS." TAG: THE DISTRICTSAYS IF THERE IS AN OUTBREAKRESPONSE WOULD DEPEND ON WHOWAS INFECTED AND WHO WASEXPOSED.

THOSE STUDENTS ANDTEACHERS WOULD QUARANTINE.REPORTING IN SAHUARITA, CIARAENCINAS KGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDE.TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE NOW --WITH CUYLER -- I