Private School Students Return To School

Students at some private schools in Madison County are back in the classroom amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Who will be in each group.

New at ten -- students at some private schools in madison county already returned to the classroom.

Waay 31's grace campbell learned why those schools are confident school learning is safe.

When all three public school districts in the county are starting online only.

Here at huntsville christian academy the principal told me students are actually excited to enter these doors again.

And while coronavirus may be forcing teachers, students and staff to take extra precautions, there's a sense of normalcy with students back in the classroom.

Pkg: alisha hamilton, principle of huntsville catholic academy: "our students have been very adherent and cooperative with that.

I think that we've been in this pandemic, this new way of life since march and the children have adapted fairly well with understanding social distancing, the need for a mask."

Alisha hamilton is the principal of huntsville catholic academy and explained religion is a guiding factor in school decisions.

"we're a christian school, our primary objective monday through friday is to witness the gospel to our kids and that's just as important as an educational platform."

Along with hamiliton, the principal at holy family school, billy roy, says they're comfortable having in person classes.

Billy roy, principle of holy family school: "our classes are small, we know our families well, and so we can socially distance."

The schools have upped their cleaning methods.

They are checking temperatures and doing health screening for students and faculty each day.

Holy family school is taking it a step further and conducting temperature checks throughout the day to make sure students aren't hiding symptoms. billy roy: "and at the end of the day for two reasons, to make sure they haven't gotten sick while at school because that happens in elementary school students and to make sure parents haven't pulled that trick on us."

Hamilton says parents signed a release acknowleding the risks of catching the virus from in-person classes.

"can we guarantee covid's not going to happen?

Obviously not.

Nobody could give any type of assertion that it's not going to happen look live not shot yet both schools say in huntsville, grace campbell waay 31 news.