29_CRD stories_NN2 of_PRF teachers_NN2 ,_PUN bus_NN1 drivers_NN2 and_CJC others_NN2 who_PNQ went_VVD above_AV0 and_CJC beyond_AV0 
Educators_NN2 and_CJC staff_NN0 in_PRP the_AT0 K-12_CRD school_NN1 system_NN1 attend_VVB to_PRP children_NN2 well_AV0 beyond_PRP the_AT0 bell_NN1 ,_PUN forming_VVG a_AT0 safety_NN1 net_NN1 that_DT0 's_VBZ both_AV0 critical_AJ0 and_CJC fragile_AJ0 ._SENT When_CJS COVID-19_NP0 closed_VVD schools_NN2 in_PRP 2020_CRD ,_PUN time-tested_AJ0 systems_NN2 fell_VVD apart_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC educators_NN2 swung_VVD into_PRP action_NN1 ,_PUN modeling_VVG resourcefulness_NN1 and_CJC resilience_NN1 for_PRP their_DPS students_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP April_NP0 ,_PUN when_CJS we_PNP put_VVD out_AVP a_AT0 call_NN1 for_PRP educators_NN2 and_CJC other_AJ0 school_NN1 employees_NN2 whose_DTQ work_NN1 made_VVD students_NN2 '_POS pandemic_AJ0 learning_NN1 experience_NN1 better_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP were_VBD optimistic_AJ0 that_CJT the_AT0 chaotic_AJ0 academic_AJ0 year_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 last_ORD of_PRF its_DPS kind_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC now_AV0 ,_PUN before_CJS some_DT0 schools_NN2 have_VHB even_AV0 started_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 coming_AJ0 year_NN1 is_VBZ in_PRP flux_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 salute_NN1 to_PRP educators_NN2 starts_VVZ with_PRP an_AT0 essay_NN1 by_PRP Dr._NP0 Jill_NP0 Biden_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 teacher_NN1 for_PRP more_AV0 than_CJS 30_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT Then_AV0 we_PNP tell_VVB 29_CRD stories_NN2 of_PRF people_NN0 who_PNQ went_VVD to_PRP extraordinary_AJ0 lengths_NN2 to_TO0 keep_VVI students_NN2 from_PRP falling_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 cracks_NN2 ._SENT —_PUN Andrea_NP0 Delbanco_NP0 ,_PUN editor-in-chief_NN1 ,_PUN TIME_NN1 for_PRP Kids_NN2 
Ife_NP0 Damon_NP0 ,_PUN Multisubject_NP0 teacher_NN1 |_NP0 Staten_NP0 Island_NP0 ,_PUN N.Y._NP0 
Ife_NP0 Damon_NP0 wanted_VVD her_DPS high_AJ0 school_NN1 students_NN2 to_TO0 become_VVI change_NN1 agents_NN2 —_PUN especially_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 year_NN1 when_AVQ the_AT0 world_NN1 grappled_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ,_PUN health_NN1 disparities_NN2 ,_PUN police_NN2 violence_NN1 and_CJC systemic_AJ0 racism_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 she_PNP adapted_VVD her_DPS lessons_NN2 to_TO0 meet_VVI the_AT0 moment_NN1 ._SENT 
Last_ORD school_NN1 year_NN1 ,_PUN Damon_NP0 taught_VVD ninth-_AJ0 and_CJC 10th-grade_AJ0 English_NN1 at_PRP Curtis_NP0 High_AJ0 School_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ serves_VVZ mostly_AV0 Black_AJ0 and_CJC Latino_NN1 students_NN2 within_PRP a_AT0 predominantly_AV0 white_AJ0 borough_NN1 of_PRF New_NP0 York_NP0 City_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP instructed_VVD her_DPS students_NN2 to_TO0 make_VVI pandemic_AJ0 time_NN1 capsules_NN2 that_CJT focused_VVD not_XX0 only_AV0 on_PRP COVID-19_NN1 but_CJC also_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 Black_AJ0 Lives_NN2 Matter_VVB movement_NN1 ._SENT Students_NN2 interviewed_VVD a_AT0 relative_NN1 or_CJC community_NN1 member_NN1 about_PRP their_DPS perspective_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 and_CJC created_AJ0 videos_NN2 about_PRP their_DPS experience_NN1 as_PRP teens_NN2 during_PRP the_AT0 past_AJ0 year_NN1 ._SENT 
During_PRP a_AT0 lesson_NN1 on_PRP dystopias_NN2 ,_PUN Damon_NP0 ,_PUN 44_CRD ,_PUN asked_VVD students_NN2 to_TO0 write_VVI about_PRP injustices_NN2 that_CJT bother_VVB them_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 U.S._NP0 today_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC she_PNP expanded_VVD a_AT0 lesson_NN1 on_PRP persuasive_AJ0 writing_NN1 by_PRP asking_VVG them_PNP to_TO0 send_VVI their_DPS essays_NN2 to_PRP people_NN0 in_PRP power_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 petitioned_VVD for_PRP more_DT0 sports_NN2 teams_NN2 at_PRP their_DPS school_NN1 ;_PUN others_NN2 called_VVN for_PRP justice_NN1 for_PRP Breonna_NP0 Taylor_NP0 or_CJC advocated_VVD for_PRP LGBTQ_NP0 rights_NN2 ,_PUN while_CJS sharing_VVG their_DPS own_DT0 experiences_NN2 with_PRP discrimination_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ As_CJS a_AT0 Black_AJ0 woman_NN1 in_PRP America_NP0 ,_PUN growing_VVG up_AVP in_PRP American_AJ0 education_NN1 ,_PUN these_DT0 issues_NN2 were_VBD n't_XX0 addressed_VVN in_PRP school_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Damon_NP0 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP believes_VVZ that_CJT such_DT0 conversations_NN2 are_VBB necessary_AJ0 for_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 to_TO0 change_VVI and_CJC that_CJT they_PNP must_VM0 start_VVI with_PRP young_AJ0 people_NN0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP wanted_VVD them_PNP to_TO0 feel_VVI empowered_VVN and_CJC know_VVB that_CJT they_PNP can_VM0 make_VVI change_NN1 now_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ —_PUN Katie_NP0 Reilly_NP0 
Melito_NP0 Ramirez_NP0 ,_PUN Intervention_NN1 specialist_NN1 |_NP0 Walla_NP0 Walla_NP0 ,_PUN Wash._NP0 
Melito_NP0 Ramirez_NP0 still_AV0 remembers_VVZ the_AT0 high_AJ0 school_NN1 English_AJ0 teacher_NN1 who_PNQ showed_VVD up_AVP at_PRP his_DPS house_NN1 and_CJC helped_VVD him_PNP go_VVI back_AVP to_PRP school_NN1 after_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD dropped_VVN out_AVP to_TO0 work_VVI and_CJC support_VVI his_DPS family_NN1 ._SENT More_AV0 than_CJS 40_CRD years_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN Ramirez_NP0 found_VVD himself_PNX in_PRP that_DT0 teacher_NN1 's_POS shoes_NN2 ,_PUN going_VVG house_NN1 to_PRP house_NN1 to_TO0 find_VVI students_NN2 who_PNQ had_VHD stopped_VVN attending_VVG class_NN1 during_PRP the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ._SENT 
Many_DT0 had_VHD taken_VVN full-time_AJ0 jobs_NN2 to_TO0 help_VVI their_DPS families_NN2 ,_PUN so_AV0 Ramirez_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD an_AT0 intervention_NN1 specialist_NN1 at_PRP Walla_NP0 Walla_NP0 High_AJ0 School_NN1 until_PRP June_NP0 ,_PUN worked_VVN with_PRP parents_NN2 and_CJC teachers_NN2 to_TO0 create_VVI flexible_AJ0 schedules_NN2 to_TO0 help_VVI them_PNP complete_AJ0 schoolwork_NN1 amid_PRP other_AJ0 responsibilities_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Their_DPS grades_NN2 just_AV0 plummeted_VVD because_CJS they_PNP 're_VBB tired_AJ0 ,_PUN they_PNP 're_VBB working_VVG ,_PUN they_PNP 're_VBB dealing_VVG with_PRP other_AJ0 stuff_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Ramirez_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ also_AV0 delivered_VVD food_NN1 and_CJC connected_AJ0 families_NN2 with_PRP resources_NN2 to_TO0 help_VVI pay_NN1 bills_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ My_DPS job_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX0 to_TO0 say_VVI ,_PUN '_PUQ You_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 get_VVI to_PRP school_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 get_VVI out_AVP there_AV0 or_CJC you_PNP 're_VBB gonna_AJ0 wind_VVB up_AVP going_VVG to_PRP court_NN1 ,_PUN '_PUQ "_PUQ says_VVZ Ramirez_NP0 ,_PUN 60_CRD ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ now_AV0 the_AT0 transportation_NN1 supervisor_NN1 for_PRP College_NP0 Place_NP0 ,_PUN Wash._NP0 ,_PUN schools_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS job_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO0 knock_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 and_CJC say_VVB ,_PUN '_PUQ Are_VBB you_PNP O.K._AJ0 ?_SENT Do_VDB you_PNP need_VVI something_PNI ?_SENT What_DTQ can_VM0 we_PNP do_VDI to_TO0 help_VVI ?_SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ —_PUN K.R._NP0 
Bridget_NP0 Weiss_NP0 ,_PUN Superintendent_NP0 |_NP0 Juneau_NP0 ,_PUN Alaska_NP0 
Compared_VVN with_PRP other_AJ0 parts_NN2 of_PRF Alaska_NP0 ,_PUN Juneau_NP0 may_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI that_DT0 remote_AJ0 ._SENT Still_AV0 ,_PUN there_EX0 are_VBB no_AT0 roads_NN2 in_AVP or_CJC out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 city_NN1 ._SENT Food_NN1 and_CJC other_AJ0 supplies_NN2 have_VHB to_TO0 be_VBI barged_VVN or_CJC flown_VVN in_PRP ,_PUN so_AV0 advance_AJ0 planning_NN1 is_VBZ critical_AJ0 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ something_PNI that_CJT Bridget_NP0 Weiss_NP0 ,_PUN superintendent_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Juneau_NP0 school_NN1 district_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ particularly_AV0 good_AJ0 at_PRP ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 COVID-19_AJ0 pandemic_AJ0 forced_VVD her_PNP into_PRP uncharted_AJ0 territory_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP February_NP0 2020_CRD ,_PUN Weiss_NP0 began_VVD working_VVG with_PRP colleagues_NN2 to_TO0 prepare_VVI as_CJS she_PNP followed_VVD reports_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 spreading_AJ0 virus_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP March_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 day_NN1 before_PRP the_AT0 U.S._NP0 declared_VVD a_AT0 state_NN1 of_PRF emergency_NN1 because_CJS of_PRF COVID-19_NN1 ,_PUN Weiss_NP0 learned_VVD that_CJT a_AT0 child_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS district_NN1 had_VHD symptoms_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 disease_NN1 ._SENT Administrators_NN2 worked_VVD late_AJ0 into_PRP the_AT0 night_NN1 to_TO0 prepare_VVI a_AT0 full_AJ0 shutdown_NN1 and_CJC cleaning_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 student_NN1 's_POS school_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 was_VBD our_DPS first_ORD like_PRP ,_PUN '_PUQ Oh_ITJ ,_PUN now_AV0 what_DTQ do_VDB we_PNP do_VDI ?_SENT '_PUQ There_EX0 were_VBD no_AT0 protocols_NN2 in_PRP place_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Weiss_NP0 ,_PUN 58._CRD "_PUQ We_PNP had_VHD no_AT0 guidance_NN1 yet_AV0 ._SENT We_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 even_AV0 know_VVI as_PRP a_AT0 country_NN1 what_DTQ symptoms_NN2 we_PNP were_VBD really_AV0 looking_VVG for_PRP yet_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Weiss_NP0 persuaded_VVD the_AT0 Juneau_NP0 city_NN1 government_NN1 to_TO0 let_VVI the_AT0 district_NN1 close_AV0 all_DT0 schools_NN2 for_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 days_NN2 so_CJS administrators_NN2 could_VM0 devise_VVI a_AT0 long-term_AJ0 remote-­teaching_AJ0 plan_NN1 in_PRP case_NN1 of_PRF future_AJ0 shutdowns_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 Juneau_NP0 school_NN1 district_NN1 quickly_AV0 trained_VVN teachers_NN2 to_TO0 lead_VVI virtual_AJ0 classes_NN2 ,_PUN provided_CJS Chromebooks_NN2 to_PRP its_DPS 4_CRD ,_PUN 600_CRD students_NN2 and_CJC ensured_VVD they_PNP had_VHD Internet_NN1 access_NN1 ._SENT 
For_PRP those_DT0 living_NN1 in_PRP areas_NN2 without_PRP Internet_NN1 service_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 district_NN1 set_VVD up_AVP wi-fi_AJ0 hotspots_NN2 in_PRP churches_NN2 and_CJC other_AJ0 community_NN1 centers_NN2 ._SENT Weiss_NP0 also_AV0 coordinated_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 district_NN1 's_POS busing_AJ0 company_NN1 to_TO0 use_VVI its_DPS vehicles_NN2 for_PRP daily_AJ0 food_NN1 deliveries_NN2 to_PRP students_NN2 —_PUN this_DT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN bus_NN1 drivers_NN2 could_VM0 stay_VVI employed_VVN ._SENT 
The_AT0 school_NN1 district_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 just_AV0 a_AT0 vital_AJ0 resource_NN1 for_PRP its_DPS students_NN2 ._SENT Its_DPS nurses_NN2 and_CJC health_NN1 assistants_NN2 ran_VVD a_AT0 COVID-19_AJ0 hotline_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS vaccines_NN2 became_VVD available_AJ0 for_PRP minors_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 district_NN1 had_VHD already_AV0 laid_VVN the_AT0 groundwork_NN1 to_TO0 vaccinate_VVI them_PNP quickly_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP inoculated_VVD more_AV0 than_CJS 600_CRD students_NN2 within_PRP two_CRD days_NN2 once_AV0 the_AT0 age_NN1 was_VBD dropped_VVN to_PRP 12._CRD 
Weiss_NP0 says_VVZ partnership_NN1 was_VBD crucial_AJ0 to_PRP getting_VVG the_AT0 city_NN1 and_CJC its_DPS schools_NN2 through_PRP that_DT0 first_ORD pandemic_AJ0 school_NN1 year_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB as_PRP a_AT0 school_NN1 district_NN1 in_PRP isolation_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI been_VBN able_AJ0 to_TO0 accomplish_VVI the_AT0 same_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Nor_CJC could_VM0 the_AT0 city_NN1 have_VHB [_PUL succeeded_VVN ]_PUR without_PRP our_DPS help_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
But_CJC someone_PNI had_VHD to_TO0 build_VVI and_CJC nurture_VVI that_DT0 partnership_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 person_NN1 was_VBD Weiss_NP0 ,_PUN says_VVZ Christopher_NP0 Cairns_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 systems_NN2 technician_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 school_NN1 district_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 community_NN1 's_POS health_NN1 outcomes_NN2 are_VBB as_AV0 good_AJ0 as_CJS they_PNP are_VBB because_CJS of_PRF us_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Cairns_NP0 wrote_VVD ,_PUN when_CJS he_PNP suggested_VVD Weiss_NP0 for_PRP inclusion_NN1 in_PRP this_DT0 issue_NN1 of_PRF TIME_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Though_CJS we_PNP all_DT0 shined_VVD brightly_AV0 during_PRP this_DT0 last_ORD year_NN1 ,_PUN [_PUL Weiss_NP0 ]_PUR was_VBD the_AT0 one_PNI directing_VVG the_AT0 spotlight_NN1 ._SENT —_PUN Jasmine_NP0 Aguilera_NP0 ._SENT 
Deana_NP0 Dueño_NP0 ,_PUN Librarian_NN1 |_NP0 Reston_NP0 ,_PUN Va._NP0 
Deana_NP0 Dueño_NP0 's_POS elementary-school_AJ0 library_NN1 speaks_VVZ to_PRP her_DPS passion_NN1 for_PRP books_NN2 ._SENT Posters_NN2 with_PRP slogans_NN2 emphasizing_VVG the_AT0 benefits_NN2 of_PRF reading_NN1 decorate_VVB the_AT0 walls_NN2 :_PUN "_PUQ Books_NN2 bring_VVB me_PNP joy_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ Keep_VVB calm_VVB and_CJC read_VVB on_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Shelves_NN2 of_PRF picture_NN1 books_NN2 and_CJC chapter_NN1 books_NN2 cater_VVB to_PRP young_AJ0 readers_NN2 ._SENT 
But_CJC during_PRP the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ,_PUN Dueño_NP0 's_POS biggest_AJS challenge_NN1 became_VVD getting_VVG books_NN2 into_PRP the_AT0 hands_NN2 of_PRF children_NN2 who_PNQ could_VM0 n't_XX0 come_VVI into_PRP the_AT0 cheerful_AJ0 Terraset_AJ0 Elementary_AJ0 School_NN1 library_NN1 anymore_AV0 ._SENT So_AV0 she_PNP started_VVD delivering_VVG books_NN2 to_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN loading_VVG up_AVP her_DPS car_NN1 and_CJC visiting_VVG as_PRP many_DT0 as_CJS 50_CRD houses_NN2 every_AT0 Monday_NP0 with_PRP a_AT0 curated_VVN stack_NN1 of_PRF books_NN2 for_PRP each_DT0 student_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP just_AV0 sort_NN1 of_PRF snowballed_VVD ,_PUN but_CJC in_PRP a_AT0 good_AJ0 way_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Dueño_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT 
Kids_NN2 would_VM0 come_VVI running_VVG when_CJS she_PNP knocked_VVD at_PRP their_DPS door_NN1 ._SENT Parents_NN2 would_VM0 send_VVI photos_NN2 of_PRF their_DPS child_NN1 reading_VVG at_PRP home_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS she_PNP popped_VVD into_PRP virtual_AJ0 classes_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP was_VBD inundated_VVN with_PRP requests_NN2 :_PUN "_PUQ Ms._NP0 Dueño_NP0 ,_PUN could_VM0 you_PNP please_AV0 email_VVB my_DPS parents_NN2 ?_SENT I_PNP really_AV0 want_VVB books_NN2 delivered_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ "_PUQ Can_VM0 you_PNP make_VVI sure_AJ0 I_PNP get_VVB this_DT0 book_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD delivery_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
As_CJS her_DPS district_NN1 reopened_VVD ,_PUN Dueño_NP0 ,_PUN 50_CRD ,_PUN welcomed_VVD students_NN2 back_AVP to_PRP school_NN1 this_DT0 fall_NN1 ,_PUN some_DT0 setting_VVG foot_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 library_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 very_AV0 first_ORD time_NN1 ._SENT —_PUN K.R._NP0 
Henry_NP0 Darby_NP0 ,_PUN Principal_NN1 |_NP0 North_NP0 Charleston_NP0 ,_PUN S.C._NP0 
Henry_NP0 Darby_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 sleep_VVI much_AV0 during_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD school_NN1 year_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP months_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP finished_VVD his_DPS full-time_AJ0 job_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 high_AJ0 school_NN1 principal_NN1 in_PRP North_NP0 Charleston_NP0 ,_PUN S.C._NP0 ,_PUN worked_VVD overnight_AJ0 stocking_NN1 shelves_NN2 at_PRP Walmart_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 went_VVD right_AV0 back_AVP to_PRP North_NP0 Charleston_NP0 High_AJ0 School_NN1 to_TO0 oversee_VVI another_DT0 day_NN1 of_PRF pandemic_AJ0 learning_NN1 ._SENT 
Darby_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 need_VVI the_AT0 extra_AJ0 money_NN1 for_PRP himself_PNX ._SENT He_PNP donated_VVD earnings_NN2 from_PRP his_DPS second_ORD job_NN1 —_PUN which_DTQ he_PNP 'd_VHD taken_VVN as_CJS he_PNP saw_VVD the_AT0 financial_AJ0 hardship_NN1 arising_VVG from_PRP COVID-19_NN1 —_PUN back_AVP to_PRP his_DPS school_NN1 community_NN1 ,_PUN helping_VVG students_NN2 and_CJC their_DPS families_NN2 buy_VVB groceries_NN2 ,_PUN make_VVB mortgage_NN1 payments_NN2 and_CJC cover_NN1 funeral_NN1 costs_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS school_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT0 high_AJ0 poverty_NN1 rate_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC before_PRP taking_VVG the_AT0 Walmart_NP0 job_NN1 ,_PUN Darby_NP0 had_VHD begun_VVN dipping_VVG into_PRP his_DPS personal_AJ0 emergency_NN1 savings_NN2 to_TO0 help_VVI families_NN2 in_PRP need_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP just_AV0 could_VM0 n't_XX0 tell_VVI parents_NN2 and_CJC students_NN2 no_AV0 ,_PUN particularly_AV0 when_CJS I_PNP knew_VVD that_CJT they_PNP were_VBD in_PRP need_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Darby_NP0 ,_PUN 66._CRD "_PUQ So_AV0 the_AT0 logical_AJ0 next_ORD thing_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 do_VDI was_VBD to_TO0 get_VVI another_DT0 job_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
From_PRP August_NP0 2020_CRD until_PRP April_NP0 2021_CRD ,_PUN Darby_NP0 worked_VVD at_PRP Walmart_NP0 three_CRD days_NN2 a_AT0 week_NN1 ,_PUN from_PRP 10_CRD p.m._AV0 to_PRP 7_CRD a.m._AV0 ,_PUN then_AV0 punched_VVD out_AVP and_CJC arrived_VVD at_PRP school_NN1 by_PRP 7_CRD :_PUN 45_CRD a.m._AV0 "_PUQ I_PNP basically_AV0 slept_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 weekends_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Darby_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ also_AV0 a_AT0 member_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Charleston_NP0 County_NN1 Council_NN1 ._SENT 
His_DPS work_NN1 earned_VVD him_PNP the_AT0 Order_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Palmetto_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 state_NN1 's_POS highest_AJS civilian_AJ0 honor_NN1 ,_PUN from_PRP Gov._NP0 Henry_NP0 McMaster_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ called_VVD Darby_NP0 "_PUQ a_AT0 remarkable_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP only_AV0 quit_VVD Walmart_NP0 in_PRP April_NP0 when_CJS his_DPS surgeon_NN1 told_VVD him_PNP ,_PUN ahead_AV0 of_PRF a_AT0 neck_NN1 surgery_NN1 ,_PUN that_CJT he_PNP could_VM0 no_VVI longer_AJC stock_NN1 shelves_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ People_NN0 helped_VVD me_PNP as_PRP a_AT0 young_AJ0 child_NN1 when_CJS I_PNP needed_VVD them_PNP the_AT0 most_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Darby_NP0 ,_PUN whose_DTQ father_NN1 ,_PUN mother_NN1 and_CJC grandmother_NN1 all_AV0 died_VVD before_CJS he_PNP turned_VVD 18._CRD "_PUQ And_CJC people_NN0 really_AV0 looked_VVD out_AVP to_TO0 help_VVI me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ As_CJS more_AV0 than_CJS 600_CRD students_NN2 at_PRP his_DPS school_NN1 dealt_VVN with_PRP illness_NN1 ,_PUN unemployment_NN1 and_CJC grief_NN1 ,_PUN Darby_NP0 has_VHZ continued_VVN to_TO0 look_VVI out_AVP for_PRP them_PNP ._SENT —_PUN K.R._NP0 
Mark_NP0 Estrada_NP0 ,_PUN Superintendent_NP0 |_NP0 Lockhart_NP0 ,_PUN Texas_NP0 
When_CJS schools_NN2 shut_VVB their_DPS doors_NN2 in_PRP March_NP0 2020_CRD ,_PUN leaving_VVG students_NN2 with_PRP no_AT0 option_NN1 but_CJC remote_AJ0 learning_NN1 ,_PUN about_PRP 40_CRD %_NN0 of_PRF families_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 Lockhart_NP0 independent_AJ0 school_NN1 district_NN1 lacked_VVD home_NN1 Internet_NN1 access_NN1 ._SENT Many_DT0 lived_VVD in_PRP dead_AJ0 zones_NN2 in_PRP their_DPS rural_AJ0 area_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Even_AV0 if_CJS their_DPS families_NN2 could_VM0 afford_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN it_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 exist_VVI ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP give_VVB them_PNP a_AT0 hotspot_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP 're_VBB just_AV0 paperweights_NN2 out_AVP there_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Mark_NP0 Estrada_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 district_NN1 's_POS superintendent_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 district_NN1 worked_VVN with_PRP Particle_NN1 Communications_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 Texas-based_AJ0 Internet_NN1 provider_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC spent_VVD about_PRP $_NN0 650_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD to_TO0 build_VVI five_CRD wireless_NN1 Internet_NN1 towers_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 district_NN1 ,_PUN most_DT0 of_PRF which_DTQ was_VBD later_AV0 reimbursed_VVN by_PRP federal_AJ0 CARES_NN2 Act_NN1 funding_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 enabled_VVD 1_CRD ,_PUN 600_CRD students_NN2 to_TO0 get_VVI online_AJ0 at_PRP home_NN1 ,_PUN including_PRP some_DT0 who_PNQ used_VVD hotspots_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP knew_VVD we_PNP were_VBD doing_VDG the_AT0 right_AJ0 thing_NN1 by_PRP making_VVG this_DT0 investment_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS so_AV0 many_DT0 kids_NN2 are_VBB able_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI at_PRP home_NN1 and_CJC get_VVB the_AT0 Internet_NN1 that_CJT they_PNP need_VVB without_PRP having_VHG to_TO0 work_VVI so_AV0 hard_AJ0 to_TO0 try_VVI to_TO0 find_VVI somewhere_AV0 to_TO0 get_VVI connected_VVN ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Estrada_NP0 ,_PUN 39._CRD "_PUQ When_CJS I_PNP got_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 district_NN1 10_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 even_AV0 have_VHI wi-fi_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 building_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS we_PNP 've_VHB gone_VVN from_PRP not_XX0 having_VHG wi-fi_NN1 in_PRP our_DPS school_NN1 classrooms_NN2 to_PRP having_VHG it_PNP in_PRP our_DPS living_AJ0 rooms_NN2 across_PRP the_AT0 community_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ —_PUN K.R._NP0 
Jennifer_NP0 DiVasto_NP0 ,_PUN Orchestra_NN1 director_NN1 |_NP0 Doylestown_NP0 ,_PUN Pa._NP0 
An_AT0 orchestra_NN1 relies_VVZ on_PRP community_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 how_AVQ the_AT0 heck_NN1 could_VM0 it_PNP be_VBI taught_VVN remotely_AV0 ?_SENT That_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 question_NN1 that_CJT Jennifer_NP0 DiVasto_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 orchestra_NN1 director_NN1 of_PRF Central_AJ0 Bucks_NP0 High_AJ0 School_NN1 East_NN1 ,_PUN asked_VVD herself_PNX at_PRP the_AT0 start_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 2020_CRD –_PUN 2021_CRD school_NN1 year_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 moved_VVD classes_NN2 online_AJ0 ._SENT 
First_ORD ,_PUN DiVasto_NP0 asked_VVD all_DT0 80_CRD orchestra_NN1 students_NN2 ,_PUN ages_NN2 15_CRD to_PRP 18_CRD ,_PUN to_TO0 rehearse_VVI with_PRP their_DPS cameras_NN2 on_PRP so_AV0 she_PNP could_VM0 correct_VVI their_DPS posture_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC to_TO0 send_VVI her_DPS recordings_NN2 of_PRF themselves_PNX playing_VVG ._SENT She_PNP could_VM0 feel_VVI them_PNP getting_VVG discouraged_VVN as_CJS they_PNP listened_VVD to_PRP their_DPS mistakes_NN2 over_AVP and_CJC over_AVP again_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC DiVasto_NP0 ,_PUN 38_CRD ,_PUN was_VBD determined_VVN to_TO0 give_VVI the_AT0 kids_NN2 a_AT0 sense_NN1 of_PRF success_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 she_PNP asked_VVD a_AT0 student_NN1 who_PNQ loved_VVD filmmaking_NN1 if_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 help_VVI her_PNP make_VVI a_AT0 music_NN1 video_NN1 in_PRP lieu_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 orchestra_NN1 's_POS usual_AJ0 fall_NN1 concert_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP agreed_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC used_VVD a_AT0 drone_NN1 to_PRP film_NN1 students_NN2 ,_PUN socially_AV0 distanced_VVN ,_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 school_NN1 football_NN1 field_NN1 playing_VVG their_DPS instruments_NN2 ._SENT DiVasto_NP0 mixed_VVD the_AT0 prerecorded_AJ0 audio_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 result_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 hit_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 students_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ did_VDD additional_AJ0 videos_NN2 for_PRP their_DPS holiday_NN1 and_CJC springtime_NN1 concerts_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN teaching_VVG for_PRP 16_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC this_DT0 is_VBZ by_PRP far_AV0 the_AT0 hardest_AJS year_NN1 of_PRF teaching_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ DiVasto_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ has_VHZ since_AV0 transferred_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 different_AJ0 school_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD all_DT0 about_PRP celebrating_VVG the_AT0 successes_NN2 we_PNP did_VDD have_VHI ,_PUN because_CJS that_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ keeps_VVZ you_PNP pushing_VVG through_AVP ..._PUN and_CJC the_AT0 kids_NN2 are_VBB what_DTQ bring_VVB the_AT0 joy_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ why_AVQ we_PNP got_VVD into_PRP this_DT0 in_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD place_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ —_PUN Madeleine_NP0 Carlisle_NP0 
