The Scranton School District set to begin hybrid learning schedule next month. Author: Stacy Lange Updated: 4:37 PM EDT March 16, 2021 SCRANTON, Pa. — In March of 2020, schools across the state shut down for what was to be a two-week closure. In Scranton, they're still not back to class. Newswatch 16 talked to moms Jill Sweeney and Brandi Solomon on Zoom after they learned their kids, ranging from kindergarten to eighth grade, will be returning to class part-time next month. Deborah Solomon is in sixth grade at West Scranton Intermediate School. "To be honest, just being in the classroom and being around people because I haven't been around people in so long, so I really just want to be around people," she said.