Students return to northern Virginia classrooms for first time in months Hannah Natanson, The Washington Post Feb. 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Teresa Hodge, right, teaches her preschool class at Bucknell Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.Washington Post photo by Matt McClain Bucknell Elementary School Principal LaRonda Peterson stood in the doorway of a newly reopened classroom Tuesday morning, arms folded, alert for signs of trouble. A small boy in a blue jacket popped into view. He had just been released for a midmorning break. He took a few halting steps toward Peterson, and she backed into the hallway to maintain an appropriate social distance, her wide smile apparent even behind her mask.