A sign reminds students of the mask requirement, Aug. 30, 2021, on the first day of school at Kenwood Academy.
Students from Socorro Sandoval Elementary walk into the school for the first day of classes on Aug. 30, 2021.
A mother calls out her son’s name as she waves goodbye at Socorro Sandoval Elementary Schoo on Aug. 30, 2021.
A child with a zipper on his face mask arrives ready for school at Socorro Sandoval Elementary on Aug. 30, 2021.
Students from Socorro Sandoval Elementary School arrive for the first day of classes on Aug. 30, 2021.
Students from Eric Solorio Academy High School and Irene Hernandez Middle School for the Advancement of the Sciences arrive for the first day of classes on Aug. 30, 2021.
Students from Socorro Sandoval Elementary School line up for the first day of in-person classes on Aug. 30, 2021.
Students from Socorro Sandoval Elementary School, line up wearing face masks as a precaution from COVID-19, and carry cleaning supplies, as they arrive for the first day of school on Aug. 30, 2021.
Dozens of parents and students crowd the doors of Socorro Sandoval Elementary School for the first day of school on Aug. 30, 2021.
Students enter Socorro Sandoval Elementary School on Aug. 30, 2021.
Dozens of parents and students crowd the doors of Socorro Sandoval Elementary School for the first day of classes on Aug. 30, 2021.
Students wait in line outside Kenwood Academy, Aug. 30, 2021, on the first day of school.
Melvin Jefferson II, second from left, watches as his son, Melvin Jefferson III, heads to his first day of third grade at Skinner West Elementary School on Aug. 30, 2021. Skinner West is one of the top-rated elementary schools in CPS.
Parents lean over as they get photos of their daughters on the first day of school at Skinner West Elementary School on Aug. 30, 2021.
A student loaded down with supplies heads to the first day of school at Skinner West Elementary School on Aug. 30, 2021.
Antoni Frazier adjusts the mask of her sone Aquan Trice, 11, on the first day of school at Skinner West Elementary School on Aug. 30, 2021.
Lea Lua adjust the backpack straps of her son, Shiloh Saez,12, on the first day of school at Skinner West Elementary School on Aug. 30, 2021.
Miles Jackson, 10, poses for a selfie with his mom, Judi Jackson, center, and grandmother, Monica Jackson, on the first day of school at Skinner West Elementary School.
Emily Bernard, 9, and her sister, Tori Bernard, 8, right, lug bags of school supplies down the sidewalk on the first day of school at Skinner West Elementary School on Aug. 30, 2021.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot welcomes students back to school at Mary E. Courtenay Language Arts Center on Aug. 30, 2021.
Students arrive on the first day of school at Mary E. Courtenay Language Arts Center.
Students arrive by school bus on the first day of school at Mary E. Courtenay Language Arts Center.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot gets a T-shirt while greeting students on the first day of school at Courtenay Language Arts Center.
A staff member looks out the window, Aug. 30, 2021, on the first day of school at Mary E. Courtenay Language Arts Center.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot welcomes students back, Aug. 30, 2021, on the first day of school at Mary E. Courtenay Language Arts Center.
