LAUSD schools mourning two teachers who died of COVID-19
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STUDIO CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) Former students and their families are sharing memories of a beloved San Fernando Valley teacher who passed away due to complications from COVID-19.
Nicholas Glover died Friday, Jan. 8 at his home. He had taught at Carpenter Elementary in Studio City for 17 years. I was a bit shocked when I got the news, said 10 year-old Robin Latsch, who had Glover as a teacher twice - for 1st and 4th grades. Those students are known as Double Glovers. He understood me very well and we had a lot of fun, said Latsch.
Atkinson, 50, was a 5th grade teacher at Barrett Elementary School in South LA. She died on Dec. 29 after battling COVID-19 for nearly two months, leaving behind a husband and an adult daughter, along with hundreds of students who she taught over the past 16 years.
“She’s just the most caring person. You could tell this wasn’t just a job for her, this was her calling,” her niece, Dionna Henry said.
Henry said her aunt grew up in Compton, and turned down opportunities to teach elsewhere because she was dedicated to helping inner city kids.
“It wasn’t just about teaching the basic subjects. It was more of teaching life skills and walking with confidence in this world. That’s what’s needed,” Henry added.