Local teacher changes vaccine stance in hopes for normalcy
Gail Schmidt, teacher and coach at Wheelersburg Local Schools
PORTSMOUTH — Gail Schmidt, teacher and coach at Wheelersburg Local Schools, has spent more than 30 years in the classroom and on the sidelines as a cheerleading coach. Up until last year, she would have never imagined that she would have to transition to teaching in a virtual classroom and not being able to go to ballgames as usual.
“I never thought there would come the day that I couldn’t hug my kids or even my grandkids,” she said. “When they say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, I beg to differ because this old dog has learned quite a few.”