Each day since mid-August, more and more elementary, middle, and high schools opened for a first day. In some places, it’s the public schools. In others, it’s only the private schools that are allowing students in.

Some made the news in a bad way: Paulding High School in Georgia became famous after a student published a picture of a crowded hallway with many unmasked faces. Later, a few dozen people at the school tested positive for the coronavirus.