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Students, parents have first-day jitters as Oklahoma students go back to school

Parents said it can be a struggle to wake up their kids after a nice, long summer vacation

Students, parents have first-day jitters as Oklahoma students go back to school

Parents said it can be a struggle to wake up their kids after a nice, long summer vacation

THAT DESCRIPTION. KOLBY: SOME PARENTS AND KIDS ARE EXCITED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, BUT THERE ARE DEFINITELY STILL SOME FIRST DAY JITTERS. PARENTS SAY IT CAN BE A STRUGGLE TO WAKE THESE KIDS UP AFTER A NICE LONG SUMMER VACATION. APPARENTLY, ALL THE STAYING UP LATE, SLEEPING IN, AND EATING JUNK FOOD REALLY GETS TO YOU. MANY PARENTS MAKE SURE TO PLAN EVERYTHING OUT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FIRST DAY. GETTING OUTFITS SQUARED AWAY AND PLANNING A GREAT BREAKFAST TO START SCHOOL OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT. I SPOKE TO ONE PARENT WHO SAYS THEIR KIDS WERE HAVING A HARD TIME EVEN WITH ALL THE PREP. >> TWO OF THE THREE ARE PRETTY EXCITED. I’VE GOT ONE THAT JUST GETS REAL ANXIOUS ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. >> THESE KIDS
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Students, parents have first-day jitters as Oklahoma students go back to school

Parents said it can be a struggle to wake up their kids after a nice, long summer vacation

Parents waking up in the morning are used to early days, but children who have been off for summer sometimes need a little push to get going as the new school year starts.| MORE | Oklahoma Back to School Guide: What you need to know before students return to classSome parents and children told KOCO 5 that they're excited to go back to school, but there are definitely some first-day jitters. Parents said it can be a struggle to wake up their kids after a nice, long summer vacation.Apparently, all the staying up late, sleeping in and eating junk food really gets to you.Many parents made sure to plan everything out the night before the first day, getting outfits squared away and planning a great breakfast to start school off on the right foot.| MORE | KOCO Chronicle: State of Our Schools superintendent roundtableA parent said his children were having a hard time even with all the prep."Two of the three are pretty excited," Jonathan Ott said. "I've got one that just gets real anxious about going back to school."

Parents waking up in the morning are used to early days, but children who have been off for summer sometimes need a little push to get going as the new school year starts.

| MORE | Oklahoma Back to School Guide: What you need to know before students return to class

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Some parents and children told KOCO 5 that they're excited to go back to school, but there are definitely some first-day jitters. Parents said it can be a struggle to wake up their kids after a nice, long summer vacation.

Apparently, all the staying up late, sleeping in and eating junk food really gets to you.

Many parents made sure to plan everything out the night before the first day, getting outfits squared away and planning a great breakfast to start school off on the right foot.

| MORE | KOCO Chronicle: State of Our Schools superintendent roundtable

A parent said his children were having a hard time even with all the prep.

"Two of the three are pretty excited," Jonathan Ott said. "I've got one that just gets real anxious about going back to school."