It's the brand new start of a school year - and unlike the past two years - things will be somewhat back to normal.
With COVID-19 still around, as well as polio and monkeypox cases, students, parents and educators alike are all on alert still as lessons get underway.
Also on everyone's minds, safety in the classrooms, bully and mental health.
News 12's State of Our Schools special takes a look at all of these topics and more that our children will face this coming year.