BELLINGHAM, Wash. — All Bellingham elementary and middle school students will soon return to in-school instruction.

Third graders will return on February 18th and follow the current four day per week elementary schedule.

Grade 6 will also return February 18th, while 4th, 5th and 7th graders will return February 25th.

Eighth graders will be back in school March 4th.

Grades fourth and up with be on a hybrid schedule.

About half the class will come in on Mondays and Tuesdays while the other half learns remotely, and then groups will switch for Thursdays and Fridays.

Families that aren’t ready to return will have options and high school instruction is still being evaluated.