Eight-year-old Lyra Christensen loves to play the harmonica after a long day at school.
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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 the IEP went out the window.
“It was impossible to try to teach her through a computer. How are you going to do occupational therapy with manipulatives, unless one of us sat there all day long, and we both work.”
Eight-year-old Lyra Christensen loves to play the harmonica after a long day at school.
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 the IEP went out the window.
“It was impossible to try to teach her through a computer. How are you going to do occupational therapy with manipulatives, unless one of us sat there all day long, and we both work.”
These days, Lyra learns in a general education classroom alongside her peers without disabilities. Her father Max Thomas says returning to in-person learning had a positive effect.
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Myles Garrett named Browns 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year
Kevin Stefanski calls honor “well deserved”
Garrett on Man of the Year nomination By Tony Zarrella | December 10, 2020 at 11:39 AM EST - Updated December 10 at 5:00 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - On Day 7 of “10 Days of Giving,” the Cleveland Browns announced DE
Myles Garrett has been named the team’s 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year, presented by Nationwide, recognizing the NFL’s best players for their performance on the field and their dedication to the community.
“It is an honor to be named the Walter Payton Man of the Year for my team,” said Garrett. “It is of incredible significance just to be honored and have that kind of recognition because Sweetness was a hell of a man and a hell of a football player. He has been recognized and gone down in history for his off of the field passions and what he did for people in his community and all across the world. I would like to keep that going. He
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On Day 7 of 10 Days of Giving, the Cleveland Browns announced DE Myles Garrett has been named the team s 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year, presented by Nationwide, recognizing the NFL s best players for their performance on the field and their dedication to the community. It is an honor to be named the Walter Payton Man of the Year for my team, said Garrett. It is of incredible significance just to be honored and have that kind of recognition because Sweetness was a hell of a man and a hell of a football player. He has been recognized and gone down in history for his off of the field passions and what he did for people in his community and all across the world. I would li