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
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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.