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Aguilar Becomes First Area In Colorado Where Kids Are Returning To Classrooms

The town of Aguilar welcomed students back to the classroom on Monday.

By Shawn Chitnis

August 3, 2020

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AGUILAR, Colo. (CBS4) – The town of Aguilar welcomed students back to the classroom on Monday. It’s the first of the students in Colorado’s public schools to return to in-person learning since the coronavirus outbreak in the spring.

Aguilar is located just north of Trinidad near the New Mexico border and there are about 100 students in the school district.

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Last week Gov. Jared Polis said it’s “reasonably safe” to reopen schools in Colorado. Despite that, many school districts have pushed back the start of in-person learning until the fall and will begin the school year with remote learning only.

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