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Eight-year-old Lyra Christensen loves to play the harmonica after a long day at school. Foluke Omosun / WKSU Eight-year-old Lyra Christensen rides in the back of the car with her dog. Lyra loves playing the harmonica after school, which often makes her dog howl. When the pandemic struck last spring, some Ohio schools continued to offer in-person classes for students with disabilities. Akron did not, which meant that Lyra had to learn remotely. Her mother, Holly Christensen, says, it felt like ...

tbennett@newsandsentinel.com Fairplains Elementary third grade teacher Jennifer Byers gives out instructions during a cooking project at Fairplains Elementary School on Friday. (Photo by Tyler Bennett) Fairplains Elementary third grader Hadlee Bolinger and her father Kyle Bolinger measure out cooking supplies during a cooking project at Fairplains Elementary School on Friday. (Photo by Tyler Bennett) Fairplains Elementary third grader Isaiah Sunday and his mother Samantha Lacey mea...