Forget about sleeping late and hitting snooze. Students and teachers return to school this morning across the county with classes beginning bright and early at 7:45 a.m."We're excited to get the school year underway and we hope everybody gets off to a good start," said Director of Schools Bobby Cox.With school buses hitting the roads, the Tennessee Highway Patrol is reminding motorists not to pass a bus with its stop sign out and to be mindful of children around school zones.To prepare for the dawn of a new school year, Gath Baptist Church on Smithville Highway offered a back-to-school bash on Sunday. The event was free and offered school supplies to area children.