Looking at the calendar, I'm guessing it would likely be September 8th. And I'm also guessing that there's a lot of planning and work going on right now to get ready to protect students by then. Last year, I checked out my former elementary school and the plans they were making were mind boggling, combinations of in-person and virtual learning, "social distancing," how to manage lunch periods, and I'm also guessing that the plans changed many times as situations came up. Also, all the kids in my current school district wore masks, even the youngest ones, I often saw them getting off the buses.
What I don't get is schools opening in what's still officially summer, especially in southern states where it's unbearably hot. I went to summer camp in Vermont growing up and we were there all summer - both July and August. Terms were all of July or all of August, or both, and we had girls from numerous other states and Canada, too. 
As for Covid, it sounds even worse here than last year. This mainly rural county now leads the state in positive tests according to the paper last week. I was hoping that those eligible 12-and-over kids would take the opportunity to get vaccinated before school starts next month. There were shutdowns at the end of last year due to breakouts, one close local high school suspended sports and after school activities because of a breakout.
What surprised me was that the large state-run vaccine site at the local mall shut down at the end of July - and it's just down the road from the school(s). That's where I took my brother back in May and while I was waiting, I noticed a few young teens coming out with their Moms - they caught my attention since they stopped for photos, one young girl stood next to the sign with her sleeve rolled up. 
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