WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. - Schools are back in session, but things look a lot different. Social distancing measures are in place, as are many other safety protocols in Worcester County. 

Students returned to desks spread out six feet apart. Face masks are required in the building and on school buses. Superintendent for Worcester County Public Schools, Lou Taylor says other safety measures are also in place.

"We're also giving kids a chance to wash their hands," He says, "We have stationed set out throughout the building to offer students to go and put hand sanitizer on and if any students go to the restroom to wash their hands."

For now, water fountains are off-limits. Instead the school has machines that fill up water bottles. Some schools have even provided water bottles for those who don't have one. School officials say it's all in an effort to move forward, one phase at a time.