The City Sentinel
April 3, 2021
By Patrick B. McGuigan
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Support staff keep schools running in pandemic
Oklahoman
When COVID-19 flipped education upside down, all parts of the schoolhouse turned with it. The pandemic touched not only the classroom, but the cafeteria, the nurse’s office and the school bus.
As teachers and administrators found new ways to deliver instruction, changes were just as dramatic for the nearly 41,000 support staff working in Oklahoma’s public schools.
Oklahoma City Public Schools employs more than 2,400 support staff, 66% of whom are women and 71% are people of color.
These employees found themselves on the front lines of a pandemic, providing core services to their community, when all public schools in the state were ordered March 25, 2020, to close for the rest of the academic year.
Editor's note: Please contact area shelters before visiting. Some shelters may be closed, have adjusted hours of operation or only available by appointment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bethany Animal Control Shelter: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first Saturday of the month, 5100 N College, 789-3431.
Central Oklahoma Humane Society Center: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, 7500 N Western Ave., 286-1229.
Edmond Animal Welfare Shelter: 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays, and noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays. Closed Sundays. 2424 Old Timbers Drive, 405-216-7615.
El Reno Animal Shelter: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
QUESTION: Are there personal shoppers in stores that could help me with my wardrobe? In a couple of weeks, I go to work for a new company and I would like to look my best. The clothes in the magazines these days aren’t my style. Who could I get to help me?
CALLIE’S ANSWER: Yes, there are lots of salespeople in any store that would be happy to help! I’m sure your wardrobe depends on what your new position is, too. Make sure to have a budget in mind before you start looking; that should help you in where to look.
LILLIE-BETH’S ANSWER: I would look in a local boutique for personalized attention. Some larger department stores are good, but sometimes it’s hard to find the right help.