The return of classroom decorations was welcome news for teachers. Reggie Porta Ebol, a Grade 2 teacher, said they were excited to learn they could once again put up visual aids in their classrooms.

A recent study found that kindergartners taught in a highly decorated classroom were more distracted and scored lower on tests than when walls were bare.

Schuylkill Valley school directors approved a policy that would allow for removal of noncurriculum-related decorations and displays that do not comply with district policies and procedures.