Pupils waved an emotional goodbye to their parents at school gates across the island yesterday as the longest summer break of all finally came to an end.Public-school youngsters, wearing a variety of brightly coloured face masks, lined up to have their temperatures taken before heading into their classrooms for the first time since March.Children were required to keep three feet apart from their classmates throughout the day and were also allocated to bubbles as part of a string of Covid-19 restrictions.Schools were closed six months ago after the coronavirus hit Bermuda, and pupils spent several weeks learning remotely before the summer holiday. They were due to reopen on Monday, but were delayed by the visit of Hurricane Paulette at the beginning of the week.It may not be long before their next extra day off — Hurricane Teddy is due to arrive late this weekend.