Hampton begins school year in orange risk mode

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■ CDHD adjusts risk level Monday, prompting more restrictive COVID protocol

Classrooms and hallways will be bustling again this week at Hampton Public Schools, with students returning for the first time since a global pandemic forced a shut-down in March.

School board members reviewed revised policies and COVID-related protocol during Monday’s monthly meeting, where administrators voiced both optimism and a shared sense of frustration.

The awareness of just how quickly thin…