Sharon Scarbrough, the principal at Braden River High School, was thrilled as she welcomed back hundreds of students after the winter break.
“It was good to see some other kids back full time on campus,” Scarbrough said.
Although Braden River High School still has about 30%, or approximately 400, of its students home for e-learning, that number continues to shrink as parents feel it is safe to send their children back to school campuses.
With more students on campus, Braden River High, along with other schools in the School District of Manatee County, are continuing all the COVID-19 mitigations already in place, such as social distancing, wearing face masks and encouraging hand-washing.