School begins for Lake Washington School District and Issaquah School District students Tuesday, Sept. 1.

Parents, guardians and their children (pictured) huddled under the covered area outside Discover Elementary School before the doors opened at 9 a.m.

Busses rolled into the parking lot about 8:55 a.m. Slowly, at first, some holding their hoods to protect their faces, students ran from the bus and scurried to the school’s entrance. Discovery Elementary staff welcomed them back as they went inside.

Friends gathered briefly outside, some hugging after the long break. Others showed off their back-to-school gear. Parents took one last first-day-of-school photo before letting their little ones run into the building.

School for these students officially began at 9:05 a.m.