Fairfield was one of several local communities welcoming students back to school before the Labor Day holiday weekend.
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It's Back -To-School Time Across Fairfield
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield Prep football players headed to the practice field after the first day of school Thursday. At nearby Roger Ludlowe Middle School, buses waited to pull out of the parking lot.
Fairfield Prep football players head to the practice field on the first day of the 2016-17 academic year Thursday.
Photo Credit: Meredith Guinness
Get used to this sight -- schools around the region opened for the 2016-17 academic year Thursday.
Photo Credit: Meredith Guinness
Buses filled with children waited to pull out of the parking lot at Roger Ludlowe Middle School in Fairfield Thursday.
Photo Credit: Meredith Guinness