South San Francisco is the latest Bay Area community to set a schedule for students to return to classrooms.
In an email to parents Monday, the district said the school board voted last week to offer younger students, from transitional kindergarten to fifth grade, the option of coming to school for two hours a day from April 19 to May 28, the last day of instruction for the semester.
Families can also choose to remain in distance learning only.
For those who opt for the hybrid model, students will be grouped into cohorts, starting the day remotely from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., then traveling to school for "academic support or enrichment" from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The district says how many in-person sessions take place will be determined by the number of elementary school students who sign up.
"Although no new academic content would be introduced during the afternoon sessions, students could see a different teacher than their current distance learning teacher," the email said. "The new afternoon schedule would necessitate the elimination of office hours for teachers."
The district will continue to look for ways to bring middle and high school students back to campus, according to the email.