CLARKSTON, Mich. – With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic still having a big impact in the Metro Detroit community, some school districts are pushing ahead. They’re making a gradual return to in-person learning. The Clarkston school district is slowly welcoming students back to school. The district of 7,200 students and 400 teachers has an intricate schedule that has the youngest coming back first. COVID-19 has managed to do what years of trying to has not -- and that is forcing smaller class sizes.