Kindergarten teachers in one Long Island, New York, school district will have their work cut out for them this year trying to keep straight the names of the 11 sets of twins who are about to start school.
One set of identical twins, seven sets of twin brothers and sisters, two sets of fraternal brothers and one pair of fraternal sisters all began classes at the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center in Lynbrook on Wednesday, the school said.
It breaks a record seven sets of twins in the district set in 2011.
The twins all started school in different classes, said Principal Ellen Postman. They try to do that with every set of twins that come to the school so they can develop their own identities and make new friends.
"You see them hug each other goodbye when they get off the bus, then talk about their day when they get back together," she said.
At least one of the twins didn't seem to mind, telling NBC 4 New York crews he didn't miss his brother. Others, meanwhile miss their siblings.
Postman said she's not sure why the school has so many sets of twins this year but added that it will be "exciting" to watch them grow up over the next 13 years.
