While most Boston schools remained closed, one opened its doors. Yet almost no one came By Bianca Vázquez Toness Globe Staff,Updated April 22, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend The Great Divide is an investigative series that explores educational inequality in Boston and statewide. with story ideas and tips. On a frigid late winter afternoon, three lone students exited the William McKinley Preparatory High School at the end of the school day. Each of them climbed into a waiting yellow school bus â which he occupied entirely on his own. Thatâs despite the fact that more than three dozen students were eligible to attend the building in person at the time â a rarity in a school district that until March was functioning almost entirely remotely.