Wake County will go from having 8,000 elementary students back in the classroom to roughly 24,000 special-ed regional students and PreK-3 students. They'll also see the social distance requirement reduced -- from 6 feet to 3 feet.
OF THE COUNTY CASE ACCOUNT AND TRENDS ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACES. >>> A BIG DATE FOR WAKE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT GOT A THROUGH THIRD GRADE AGAIN PLAN A. THAT PUTS ALL THREE ROTATIONS OF STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM EVERY DAY. ACCORDING TO THE STATE PLAN, IT ALSO MEANS CUTTING THE REQUIRED SOCIAL DISTANCE AND HALF FROM 6 TO 3 FEET. MANY OF YOU HAVE CONTACTED US WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOVE SO WE SENT LAURA LEVINE TO FIND THE ANSWERS. TO DO SOMETHING THAT HAS BECOME A PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. LEAVING A SAFE SIX FEET DISTANCE FROM OTHERS. AS YOU IMAGINE, THIS TABLE AS A DESK INSIDE WADE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 3 FEET WILL BE CONSIDERED OKAY. >> Reporter: ON MONDAY, WAKE COUNTY WILL GO FROM HAVING 1000 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM TO ROUGHLY 20 FOR THOUSAND. >> WE STARTED WITH THE ROTATION. WE ONLY HAD ABOUT FIVE OR SIX STUDENTS IN MOST CLASSROOMS, IF NOT ALL CLASSROOMS AFTER THAT MY DAD WE STILL DO NOT FORESEE MANY OF THOSE CLASSROOMS BEING IMPACTED. >> Reporter: SOME CLASSROOMS, ESPECIALLY AT OLDER WAKE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE A LARGE ENOUGH SPACE TO PROVIDE SIX FEET OF SOCIAL DISTANCING WHEN ALL KINDERGARTEN OR THROUGH THIRD GRADE STUDENTS ARE IN NEXT WEEK. >> YOU BELIEVE HOW CONTAGIOUS THE VIRUS IS THAT 3 FEET IS ENOUGH SPACE? >> WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY PREFER 6'2", BUT I THINK HE WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT IN MOST CASES. >> Reporter: SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SAID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FOLLOWED BCDC AND STATED GUIDANCE. AS FAR AS COMPLIANCE HE TELLS ME PARENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB SO FAR TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT PROTOCOLS. SLICK AS THEY MOVE FROM CLASS TO CLASS AND GO TO THE BATHROOM OR GO TO THE WATER FOUNTAIN, ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN SCRIPTED OUT. >> Reporter: THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS COVID-19 DASHBOARD SHOWS 51 CASES AT SCHOOLS AND IN PERSON INSTRUCTION STARTED. OFFICIALS WILL MONITOR THE NEXT STEP THE FACE TO RETURN AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED. >> WE WILL BE MONITORING. WE WILL BE WATCHING AND FORCING HOW THEY ARE PARTICULARLY LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS OF THE FIRST WEEK. >> Reporter: LAURA LEVINE, WRAL NEWS WAKE COUNTY. >> MOTHER IS ALSO TODAY THE FIRST GROUP OF FOURTH GRADERS AND FIFTH GRADERS RETURN ON PLAN B. THEY WILL REMAIN ON