It’s time for school!

ROTC instructor Sgt. Simmons raises the flag at Lamar High School. PHOTO BY DAWSON JORDAN

Parents let students out at Lamar High on Monday. PHOTO BY DAWSON JORDAN

Children exit a bus Monday morning at St. John’s Elementary School in Darlington. Public schools in the county began the fall semester on Monday. Face masks for S.C. students are optional under Gov. Henry McMaster’s executive order. PHOTO BY BOBBY BRYANT