{"id":23936,"date":"2021-09-03T15:14:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T19:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=23936"},"modified":"2021-09-03T23:01:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T03:01:39","slug":"first-day-of-school-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/09\/03\/first-day-of-school-2\/","title":{"rendered":"First day of school"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_23937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23937\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/09\/03\/first-day-of-school-2\/20210903arppsfirstday\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay02-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1946&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1946\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Kiya Tomlin, a member of the Pittsburgh Promise Board of Directors, hands out backpacks made by Day Owl to students Elaina McDade, center, 11, and Cameron Chapman, right, 11, at Pittsburgh South Hills Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Beechview.  The We Have Your Back(pack) project provided 1,600 backpacks to all 6th graders in the Pittsburgh Public School District. The project was initiated and funded by the Richard King Mellon Foundation. (Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630674617&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20210903arPPSFirstDay&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210903arPPSFirstDay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kiya Tomlin, a member of the Pittsburgh Promise Board of Directors, hands out backpacks made by Day Owl to students Elaina McDade, center, 11, and Cameron Chapman, right, 11, at Pittsburgh South Hills Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Beechview.  The We Have Your Back(pack) project provided 1,600 backpacks to all 6th graders in the Pittsburgh Public School District. The project was initiated and funded by the Richard King Mellon Foundation. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay02-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay02-scaled.jpg?fit=848%2C644&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23937\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay02-scaled.jpg?resize=848%2C645&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay02-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay02-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay02-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C778&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay02-scaled.jpg?resize=336%2C255&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay02-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1167&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay02-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1556&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay02-scaled.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiya Tomlin, a member of the Pittsburgh Promise Board of Directors, hands out backpacks made by Day Owl to students Elaina McDade, center, 11, and Cameron Chapman, right, 11, at Pittsburgh South Hills Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Beechview. The We Have Your Back(pack) project provided 1,600 backpacks to all 6th graders in the Pittsburgh Public School District. The project was initiated and funded by the Richard King Mellon Foundation. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23967\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23967\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/09\/03\/first-day-of-school-2\/gatewayvthomasjeffersonfootball\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gateway-vs-Thomas-Jefferson-30-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1820&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1820\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Emily Matthews\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Gateway\\u2019s Jaquon Reynolds tries to get the ball past Thomas Jefferson on Friday, September 3, 2021, at Gateway Senior High School in Monroeville. Thomas Jefferson won 21-16. (Emily Matthews\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630691813&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;GatewayvThomasJeffersonFootball&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GatewayvThomasJeffersonFootball\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gateway\u2019s Jaquon Reynolds tries to get the ball past Thomas Jefferson on Friday, September 3, 2021, at Gateway Senior High School in Monroeville. Thomas Jefferson won 21-16. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gateway-vs-Thomas-Jefferson-30-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gateway-vs-Thomas-Jefferson-30-scaled.jpg?fit=848%2C603&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23967\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gateway-vs-Thomas-Jefferson-30-scaled.jpg?resize=848%2C603&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gateway-vs-Thomas-Jefferson-30-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gateway-vs-Thomas-Jefferson-30-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gateway-vs-Thomas-Jefferson-30-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C728&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gateway-vs-Thomas-Jefferson-30-scaled.jpg?resize=359%2C255&amp;ssl=1 359w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gateway-vs-Thomas-Jefferson-30-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1092&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gateway-vs-Thomas-Jefferson-30-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1456&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Gateway-vs-Thomas-Jefferson-30-scaled.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gateway\u2019s Jaquon Reynolds tries to get the ball past Thomas Jefferson on Friday, September 3, 2021, at Gateway Senior High School in Monroeville. Thomas Jefferson won 21-16. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23969\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23969\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/09\/03\/first-day-of-school-2\/upper-st-clair-vs-mt-lebanon-football\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Mt.-Lebanon-vs-Upper-St.-Clair-Sept.-3-2021-14-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Barry Reeger\\\/ For the Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mt. Lebanon running back Alex Tecza celebrates with Charlie Pellegrino after scoring a first quarter touchdown against Upper St. Clair in their WPIAL game on Friday, Sept. 03, 2021, at Mt. Lebanon High School, in Mt. Lebanon.  (Barry Reeger\\\/For the Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630711784&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Upper St. Clair vs. Mt. Lebanon Football&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Upper St. Clair vs. Mt. Lebanon Football\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mt. Lebanon running back Alex Tecza celebrates with Charlie Pellegrino after scoring a first quarter touchdown against Upper St. Clair in their WPIAL game on Friday, Sept. 03, 2021, at Mt. Lebanon High School, in Mt. Lebanon.  (Barry Reeger\/For the Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Mt.-Lebanon-vs-Upper-St.-Clair-Sept.-3-2021-14-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Mt.-Lebanon-vs-Upper-St.-Clair-Sept.-3-2021-14-scaled.jpg?fit=848%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23969\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Mt.-Lebanon-vs-Upper-St.-Clair-Sept.-3-2021-14-scaled.jpg?resize=848%2C566&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Mt.-Lebanon-vs-Upper-St.-Clair-Sept.-3-2021-14-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Mt.-Lebanon-vs-Upper-St.-Clair-Sept.-3-2021-14-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Mt.-Lebanon-vs-Upper-St.-Clair-Sept.-3-2021-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Mt.-Lebanon-vs-Upper-St.-Clair-Sept.-3-2021-14-scaled.jpg?resize=382%2C255&amp;ssl=1 382w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Mt.-Lebanon-vs-Upper-St.-Clair-Sept.-3-2021-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Mt.-Lebanon-vs-Upper-St.-Clair-Sept.-3-2021-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/Mt.-Lebanon-vs-Upper-St.-Clair-Sept.-3-2021-14-scaled.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mt. Lebanon running back Alex Tecza celebrates with Charlie Pellegrino after scoring a first quarter touchdown against Upper St. Clair in their WPIAL game on Friday, Sept. 03, 2021, at Mt. Lebanon High School, in Mt. Lebanon. (Barry Reeger\/For the Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23938\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23938\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/09\/03\/first-day-of-school-2\/20210903arppsfirstday-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay03-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1705&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1705\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Superintendent Dr. Anthony Hamlet, right, talks with Tyrique Whitson, 17, of Highland Park, on his bus ride to Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Highland Park.  (Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630665796&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20210903arPPSFirstDay&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210903arPPSFirstDay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Superintendent Dr. Anthony Hamlet, right, talks with Tyrique Whitson, 17, of Highland Park, on his bus ride to Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Highland Park.  (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay03-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay03-scaled.jpg?fit=848%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23938\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay03-scaled.jpg?resize=848%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay03-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay03-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay03-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay03-scaled.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay03-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay03-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1364&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay03-scaled.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Superintendent Dr. Anthony Hamlet, right, talks with Tyrique Whitson, 17, of Highland Park, on his bus ride to Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Highland Park. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23939\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23939\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/09\/03\/first-day-of-school-2\/20210903arppsfirstday-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay04-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1705&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1705\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Superintendent Dr. Anthony Hamlet, right, rides the bus with Tyrique Whitson, 17, of Highland Park, on his way to the first day of classes at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Highland Park.  (Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630665836&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20210903arPPSFirstDay&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210903arPPSFirstDay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Superintendent Dr. Anthony Hamlet, right, rides the bus with Tyrique Whitson, 17, of Highland Park, on his way to the first day of classes at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Highland Park.  (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay04-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay04-scaled.jpg?fit=848%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23939\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay04-scaled.jpg?resize=848%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay04-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay04-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay04-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay04-scaled.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay04-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay04-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1364&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay04-scaled.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Superintendent Dr. Anthony Hamlet, right, rides the bus with Tyrique Whitson, 17, of Highland Park, on his way to the first day of classes at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Highland Park. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23940\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23940\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/09\/03\/first-day-of-school-2\/20210903arppsfirstday-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay05-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1705&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1705\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students arrive at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Oakland.  (Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630667059&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20210903arPPSFirstDay&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210903arPPSFirstDay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students arrive at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Oakland.  (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay05-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay05-scaled.jpg?fit=848%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23940\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay05-scaled.jpg?resize=848%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay05-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay05-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay05-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay05-scaled.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay05-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay05-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1364&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay05-scaled.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students arrive at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Oakland. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23941\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23941\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/09\/03\/first-day-of-school-2\/20210903arppsfirstday-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay07-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1780&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1780\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students arrive at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Oakland.  (Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630667443&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20210903arPPSFirstDay&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210903arPPSFirstDay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students arrive at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Oakland.  (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay07-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay07-scaled.jpg?fit=848%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23941\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay07-scaled.jpg?resize=848%2C590&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay07-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay07-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay07-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C712&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay07-scaled.jpg?resize=367%2C255&amp;ssl=1 367w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay07-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1068&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay07-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1424&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay07-scaled.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students arrive at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Oakland. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23944\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/09\/03\/first-day-of-school-2\/20210903ppschoolstartsloc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts1LOC.jpg?fit=2000%2C1199&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1199\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Paul Mecklenburg walks briskly with his son Calvin, 5, along N. Homewood Avenue to kindergarten at Shady Side Academy Friday, Sep. 3, 2021 in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630671240&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;110&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20210903ppSchoolStartsLOC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210903ppSchoolStartsLOC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Paul Mecklenburg walks briskly with his son Calvin, 5, along N. Homewood Avenue to kindergarten at Shady Side Academy Friday, Sep. 3, 2021 in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts1LOC.jpg?fit=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts1LOC.jpg?fit=848%2C508&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23944\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts1LOC.jpg?resize=848%2C508&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts1LOC.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts1LOC.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts1LOC.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts1LOC.jpg?resize=425%2C255&amp;ssl=1 425w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts1LOC.jpg?resize=1536%2C921&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts1LOC.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Mecklenburg walks briskly with his son Calvin, 5, along N. Homewood Avenue to kindergarten at Shady Side Academy Friday, Sep. 3, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23942\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/09\/03\/first-day-of-school-2\/20210903arppsfirstday-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay08-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1705&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1705\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Teacher Robert Lingg, left, helps 7th grader Bhawit Paudel, 12, and his father, Shishir, of Squirrel Hill,  find his homeroom assignment outside Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Oakland.  (Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630667555&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20210903arPPSFirstDay&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210903arPPSFirstDay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Teacher Robert Lingg, left, helps 7th grader Bhawit Paudel, 12, and his father, Shishir, of Squirrel Hill,  find his homeroom assignment outside Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Oakland.  (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay08-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay08-scaled.jpg?fit=848%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23942\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay08-scaled.jpg?resize=848%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay08-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay08-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay08-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay08-scaled.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay08-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay08-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1364&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay08-scaled.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teacher Robert Lingg, left, helps 7th grader Bhawit Paudel, 12, and his father, Shishir, of Squirrel Hill, find his homeroom assignment outside Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Oakland. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23943\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/09\/03\/first-day-of-school-2\/20210903arppsfirstday-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay09-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1705&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1705\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Students arrive at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Oakland.  (Andrew Rush\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630667736&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20210903arPPSFirstDay&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210903arPPSFirstDay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students arrive at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Oakland.  (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay09-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay09-scaled.jpg?fit=848%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23943\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay09-scaled.jpg?resize=848%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay09-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay09-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay09-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay09-scaled.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay09-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay09-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1364&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903arPPSFirstDay09-scaled.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students arrive at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy for the first day of classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Oakland. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23945\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23945\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/09\/03\/first-day-of-school-2\/20210903ppschoolstartsloc-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts2LOC.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Malcom Scott, 6, (his birthday is today) from Regent Square waits for the bus  with his mother, Rachael Masilamani for his first day of first-grade and his first solo bus-ride at the corner of Forbes and Braddock Avenues Friday, Sep. 3, 2021 in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630672802&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20210903ppSchoolStartsLOC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210903ppSchoolStartsLOC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Malcom Scott, 6, (his birthday is today) from Regent Square waits for the bus  with his mother, Rachael Masilamani for his first day of first-grade and his first solo bus-ride at the corner of Forbes and Braddock Avenues Friday, Sep. 3, 2021 in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts2LOC.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts2LOC.jpg?fit=848%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23945\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts2LOC.jpg?resize=848%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts2LOC.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts2LOC.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts2LOC.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts2LOC.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts2LOC.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/SS_20210903ppSchoolStarts2LOC.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malcolm Scott, 6, (his birthday is today) from Regent Square waits for the bus with his mother, Rachel Masilamani for his first day of first grade and his first solo bus ride at the corner of Forbes and Braddock Avenues Friday, Sep. 3, 2021, in Pittsburgh. 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