K-6 students to return to classrooms Jan. 19 FacebookTwitterEmail PORTLAND — Students in kindergarten through sixth grade will return to schools in person beginning Jan.19, officials said. Middle and high school students will operate under a hybrid model beginning Jan. 19, alternating between in-person and remote learning, and will transition to full in-school learning Feb. 1, the Board of Education decided during a special meeting Thursday evening. The board acted on a revised recommendation from Superintendent of Schools Charles E. Britton and after speaking with Russell Melmed, health director of the Chatham Health District. jmill@middletownpress.com