Back-to-school is bringing more stress than usual, as Philly parents struggle with uncertainty about a school year starting in five weeks amid a pandemic and ongoing questions around digital access.

Here’s where the reopening plan currently stands.

Earlier this month, the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) rolled out a plan for reopening schools for the 2020-2021 school year — called the Advancing Education Safely Plan — which the district said at the time would be used as a roadmap for reopening.

“We have a fundamental responsibility to resume teaching and learning throughout the school year for all students, and we are fully committed to doing so with equity, safety, science and the many needs of our stakeholders guiding our decision making,” Superintendent William Hite said in a letter to the school community in mid-July.

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