K-3 students will come back to familiar classrooms on Thursday, but to some new protocols. Author: Barbara Bingley (ABC 10) Published: 6:20 PM PDT April 7, 2021 Updated: 8:57 PM PDT April 7, 2021 SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) will return to classroom instruction for kindergarten through third grade on Thursday for two days a week, three hours a day. Grades 4 through 6 are set to begin April 15 and 7 through 12 on April 22. "I am extremely happy that, after a year of loneliness, I get to see some of my staff and students back," said Pony Express Elementary School Gino Dobrescu. Students will come back to familiar classrooms, but also some new protocols. Temperature checks, physical distancing, face coverings and handwashing stations are among some of the safety measures put in place.