SCHOOLS ALSO WENT BACK TO CLASS TODAY. 4029'S MARTIN LOWRIMORE REPORTS. áPKGá IT'S A BIG DAY FOR STUDENTS, AND PARENTS. áááSOT/AMANDA ATCHLEY/ MOM OF GREENWOOD STUDENTááá IN: 0:28 "I'm so excited theyre going back to school, Mom needs a break." HALF OF THE GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS RETURNED TO CLASSES TODAY, WITH THE SECOND HALF RETURNING TOMORROW. THE DISTRICT SPLITS THE RETURN TO SCHOOL TO HELP STUDENTS AND TEACHERS BETTER INTERACT ON THEIR FIRST DAY .. IT ALSO HELPS WITH TRAFFIC. STUDENTS WE TALKED TO SAY THEY'RE READY TO GET BACK TO CLASS AND GET BACK INTO THOSE EXTRA- CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, LIKE SPORTS, CHOIR AND FOR ATCHLEY'S FRESHMAN STUDENT, BAND. áááSOTááá IN: 1:00 "I've been going to band for 4 years, and that what I'm looking forward to." THE DISTRICT HAS ALSO UPPED SECURITY THIS YEAR... ADDING CERTIFIED SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICERS AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS BY TWO. áááSOT/JOSH RAY/GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALááá IN: 1:35 "We partnered with the Greenwood Police Department and both of these gentlemen are outstanding officers that will be on campus in addition to the staff that we already have." BUT MOST OF ALL THE ADMINISTRATION AND TEACHERS ARE READY TO RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER TWO YEARS THAT WERE INTERRUPTED BY COVID-19. áááSOT/JOSH RAY/GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALááá IN: 0:23 "Man, were excited to be back, and hopefully back to normal and not fighting any of the covid things weve been fighting the past few year and excited to start doing Greenwood Bulldog kinda things." áááLOOK LIVEáá THE DISTRICT IS EXPECTING NEARLY 4000 K-12 STUDENTS THIS YEAR AS THE CITY'