Anxious parents send their students to their first day of school
Sandra Wheeler, the bookkeeper and registrar at Oglethorpe County Primary School, hugs a student as children head back to school on Tuesday. (Photo/Jack Casey)
Students and their families wait to head inside Oglethorpe County Primary School for their first day of class. (Photo/Jack Casey)
Aubrie Miller walks Natalie Miller, left, who is in kindergarten, and Briella Miller, who is in first grade, into Oglethorpe County Primary School on their first day of school. (Photo/Jack Casey)
Susan McEwen, a paraprofessional at Oglethorpe County Primary School, greets students as they head inside for their first day of school on Tuesday. (Photo/Jack Casey)
Lynn Streetman, who is in first grade, and her parents Johnny and Lexi Streetman are all smiles before they head into Oglethorpe County Primary School on Tuesday. (Photo/Jack Casey)
Willow Paulk, a kindergartner at Oglethorpe County Primary School, walks to class with her family on her first day of the new school year. (Photo/Jack Casey)
Many parents and caretakers felt a mix of nervousness and excitement this week as they sent their children to experience the first day of school on Monday.
