This Colorado teacher saw tragedy during the pandemic but also reasons for hope
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Courtesy of Michelle Dillard
Shortly after the pandemic hit, one of Michelle Dillard’s fifth grade students lost his father to COVID-19. Her school had already shifted to remote learning, so she and her colleagues tried to find creative ways to support the boy and his family as they grieved.
They made a slideshow of students and staff holding messages of hope, arranged daily check-ins with the grieving student, and organized video meet-ups with a small group of the boy’s peers. Many of the students in Dillard’s class at Mark Twain Elementary in Littleton, Colorado, participated in a Stars Wars-themed drive-by parade for the student and his brother.
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