So much for summer
Many students who ran into Riverside Elementary School on the first day of school Tuesday in Brainerd went to great lengths to avoid the rain - wearing ponchos, holding umbrellas or hoisting their backpacks over their heads. Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey
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Many students who ran into Riverside Elementary School on the first day of school Tuesday in Brainerd went to great lengths to avoid the rain - wearing ponchos, holding umbrellas or hoisting their backpacks over their heads. Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey» Purchase reprints of this photo.
Lowell Elementary School first-grade teacher Shelly Bolt spoke Tuesday to the 32 students in her classroom, who sat in the center of the room on a large rug. With the closure of Whittier and Lincoln elementary schools and the district-wide reduction in teaching staff, class sizes have increased this year. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls
Lowell Elementary School first-grade teacher Shelly Bolt spoke Tuesday to the 32 students in her classroom, who sat in the center of the room on a large rug. With the closure of Whittier and Lincoln elementary schools and the district-wide reduction in teaching staff, class sizes have increased this year. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls» Purchase reprints of this photo.