From left, Jason, Allison, 9, and Jill McCusker wait for a school bus on the first day of the fall semester on Tuesday, Sep. 8 in Union. Jill thought over taking a school bus, and decided that it’s okay to take the bus because the bus will have enough empty seats and students will wear masks. “I was confident that she’ll be fine,” Jill said. Yehyun Kim / ctmirror.org