Second semester gets underway with more students back on campus Aaron Mesmer reports ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - As Hillsborough County schools began the second semester Tuesday, with thousands of additional students returning to in-person learning, Pinellas County schools prepared to kick off its second semester a day later. According to a Hillsborough schools spokesperson, more than 14,000 additional students chose to return to brick-and-mortar education. "At the beginning of the year we had roughly 800 students on site, 400 kids e-learning," said Toby Johnson, Martinez Middle School's principal. "It’s the same thing since day one: directions in the hallways, making sure that we focus on hygiene, washing your hands. Teachers have sanitizing stations outside of their classroom."