School is back in session after the holiday today, but it was a much longer weekend for some.
The spread of the omicron variant through the Treasure Valley this week led administrators to close some schools due to a critical number of staff being unavailable to work.
The Caldwell School District closed all schools Thursday and Friday, hoping those days and the three-day weekend would allow enough staff to recover to resume normal operations.
The Nampa School District opted to close Owyhee Elementary Friday due to over one-third of staff being out.
