March 10, 2020
â¨Oakland High School in Oakland, California, a school with 85% of kids living in poverty
The principal announces over the loudspeaker that school will close for three weeks, effective that day, joking, âIf you have any additional questions, donât ask them, because we donât have the answers.â
A teacher tells students to let them know if they donât have internet access, but since many of them are tech savvy, âI know youâre going to figure some way to get in touch with us.â
The school did not reopen for 17 months, and since then, around half of the students have been chronically absent.
Never forget.