Jacqueline Way gives son Ja'Vaceon, 4, a smooch as she and husband Benard prepare to leave him in the hands of Mill Creek Elementary School pre-K staff. While Ja'Vaceon is her fifth child, Jacqueline says it never gets easier to drop a child off for their first day of school. The 2023-24 school year began in Bulloch County on Tuesday. (All photos by Scott Bryant/staff)