The School District of Philadelphia’s inaugural Back-to-School Bus Tour is visiting neighborhoods throughout the city to prepare students to return to school on August 31.
At each stop, students and families will be able to register for school, receive back-to-school information and backpacks of supplies. Employees from the district, called Street Team Ambassadors, will be available to answer questions. Select locations will offer free immunizations. The tour began August 9 and will continue through August 27.
“After an unprecedented 18 months and recognizing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Back-to-School Bus Tour will give us the opportunity to meet our students and families where they are and share in the excitement of returning to full day, in-person learning, five days a week,” said Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite in a press release.
The two decorated buses making 31 stops throughout the city were funded through a grant from the Independence Blue Cross Foundation.
You can find the rest of the bus tour’s schedule and more information about returning to school at the school district’s Ring the Bell web page.
