Pandemic impacts jobs for private high school students in underserved communities
By: Cesar Rodriguez
and last updated 2021-01-15 13:14:32-05
High school senior Vivian Guerra credits her teachers for making her strong during the pandemic.
âI love my teachers, all four years here,â Guerra said.â They are my rock.â
It is that strength that helped this high school senior when she learned her work-study job was no longer available.
âI was disappointed,â expressed Guerra.
Under a unique model, all students who attend Cristo Rey Jesuit High Schools across the country get jobs with certain companies who then agree to pay 70 percent of the studentsâ tuition.