PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Public School teachers at Vare-Washington Elementary are back in the building to prepare classrooms for the upcoming school year.Teachers and staff at the South Philadelphia elementary school say they are optimistic about the classroom comeback but say safety is at the forefront of their minds ahead of the first day of school."I know parents are concerned in terms of safety.
We have been mindful of all of our routines and procedures and have thought about how we can adjust them to be safer," said Principal Gretchen Stewart.An ongoing pandemic and a raging Delta Variant has posed concerns for teachers, many of whom will teach unvaccinated children.RELATED HEADLINES:"There are some nerves about I hope we don’t get.