SPS middle and high school students return to in-person hybrid learning March 1, 2021 6:32 PM Katerina Chryssafis Updated: SPOKANE, Wash. — Students at every grade level with Spokane Public Schools are now back to some form of in-person learning. It’s the moment students and teachers have been waiting for since COVID-19 forced schools to shut their doors. “Teaching during the pandemic has been one of the most interesting and challenging times in my teaching career,” Cheri Hacker, History Teacher at Garry Middle School. As an educator for over 23 years, she says the hardest part of this pandemic has been connecting with her students.