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Fifth-grade teacher Melissa Carpenter works a 10-hour day on average during the week, and her job sometimes requires her to put in hours on weekends, too.

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Fifth-grade teacher Melissa Carpenter works a 10-hour day on average during the week, and her job sometimes requires her to put in hours on weekends, too.

Walton Market returned for its first session after the New Years break.

HCPSS employees will now receive up to six consecutive calendar days of leave when they test positive for COVID, according to an Oct. 11 letter to staff.

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Nearly 85% of Howard County educators will return for in-person learning when the public school system’s hybrid model begins to roll out in March, according to a survey conducted by the district.

Howard school system Superintendent Michael Martirano said the district’s plan is for the limited in-person small group support that was being provided in the fall to restart Feb. 1. Then, on April 14, the rolling out of a hybrid model for the general student population could begin, subject to board approval.