DEKALB COUNTY PARENTS AND STUDENTS SPEAK UP ABOUT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AHEAD OF MONDAY

WAAY-31 found out some people are pleased with the county's reopening plan.

Student are comfortable with these adjustments.

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With dekalb county schools starting class tomorrow -- let's look at the cases in sand mountain.

79 new cases were reported today.

One new death was confirmed in marshall county, brinigng this region's death total to 53.

Hannah nix, senior "i'm pretty confident in starting back.

We're very strict with our social distancing.

Mandatory face masks, everybody will have their own bottle of germ-x so i'm not really worried about the coronavirus really," you just heard from a senior at crossville high school.

She's just one of many students and teachers heading back to school in- person tomorrow morning in dekalb county.

Waay-31s alexis scott is live outside crossville elementary school with more on why this student and a parent are comfortable with the district's plan?

Traditional students will return on a staggered schedule this week... depending on the first letter of your last name... and virtual students will be accounted for online.

The dekalb county school system says they'll clean the school daily with a third party service daily...and these are just some of the measures amber mcrary says made her feel comfortable with putting her daughters back in school the traditional way.

"i know it's different than what we're used to... but i mean she's still super excited.

She's met her teacher and she's seen her classroom and she's just real excited," amber mccrary is the mother of a kinder-gardner and a 6th grader.

She told me they'll both be returning to school for in person learning on monday because she wants them to have the full experience... even if it is a little different.

Dekalb county school officials say they'll clean the school daily and will practice social distancing not only in the classroom... but for lunch or snack time... and on the bus.

Face masks are required and teachers will limit the amount of students going in and out the classroom daily.

"i work with the public so i have to clean even my shoes so i feel the teachers are taking the extra step to make sure our kids are going to be safe when they return ," dekalb county schools will monitor the number of coronavirus cases closely... every day... but say they're excited to see everyone again on monday.

This includes hannah nix.

She's a senior at and plays in the marching band.

She says she's especially excited to be back on the field with her friends.

"i'm very excited that i'm still getting to put on a half time show because i've been seeing on social media where a lot of people arent getting a football season at all," both nix and mccrary say they hope the community and the school system can work together to have a successful year.

"it's a tough ride for everybody right now but we're going to get through it," "keep going and keep pursuing because we're all in this together... no one is alone and it's just a team effort and we have to work together and stay strong," as of right now... dekalb county is at a moderate level as far as risk management with coronavirus.

But if a student or staff member test positive... parents will be notified and the school may transition to being fully online or staff will clean the school and class could be back in session after.

Reporting in dekalb county..

Alexis scott waay-31 news thank you, alexis every student