The context of the following conversation is After allowing the students to play 10 minutes longer for recess,  Tracy called the class back in.:
Tracy says The first full day started today. I let the kids go outside for a short time. Then I told them to come back in for snacks..
The friend responds How did it go? It must be kind of scary with the coronavirus situation..
Tracy responds My class was much smaller than usual because we social distanced. We all wore face masks, too..
The friend responds Was it very hard to have first graders keep their masks on?.
Tracy responds They did extremely well, considering...but I can't stop worrying about them..
The friend responds Maybe you could convince the school to put up clear, plastic partitions in the classroom. I think you and the students would feel safer that way..