EAST PALESTINE, Ohio - After a full week home from school and more than a week since the train derailment in East Palestine, students and teachers are heading back to the classroom. 

The schools are open and ready for students and staff, and will be operating at a normal schedule. 

According to East Liverpool superintendent Chris Neifer, officials have worked to make the school environment as well prepared as possible to bring the students back and provide them with some normalcy. 

East Palestine schools has been in contact with the Columbiana County health commissioner, the Columbiana County EMA, as well as local EPA and National Guard groups that have been placed in East Palestine throughout the last week to ensure it was safe for students and staff to return.  

All the buildings and buses in the school district have been cleaned, and the last air quality test was performed at 8:30 p.m. Sunday night, prior to the re-opening. 

Schedules have returned to normal at the schools, including athletics and extracurricular activities.

However, the school is sympathetic to students who will not be back in class just yet. According to Neifer, there are over 300 home in East Palestine that are awaiting testing, and many families are still displaced. The schools plan to work with students who are unable to attend class and provide accommodations for them. 

The schools will also be providing counseling services in each building for students who may need it.