The White Salmon Valley School District is going to bring back elementary and intermediate school students for in-person learning over the next couple of weeks as Klickitat County’s COVID-19 activity drops to levels that allow it under Washington Department of Health metrics.  Superintendent Jerry Lewis says they will start with kindergarten, first graders, and fourth graders beginning this coming Monday in a hybrid model calling for two days in the classroom for each student and distance learning the rest of the week.  Grades two, three, five, and six will start February 8, and grades 7 and 8 will start February 17.  Lewis noted COVID activity must drop further in the County for Columbia High School students to come back to the classroom.  Building principals are sending letters to parents on the plan, and Lewis adds there will still be full distance learning options for families not comfortable with coming back to classrooms yet.