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Location: Gautier, Mississippi
The Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi shut down in-person classes in March 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and make a transition to virtual schooling for an unknown period of time.
As told to Lisa Esposito as part of U.S. News & World Report’s “One Pandemic Question” series. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.
Q: How did COVID-19 turn schools upside down for your students?
It was around the beginning of the pandemic. The kids in band were pumped about their spring concert and evaluation coming up in a couple weeks. It’s a big deal where they prepare and practice for months to give the best possible performance.
Pascagoula-Gautier school librarians helping small Texas school district recover from fire
Pascagoula Gautier School District helping Texas students with book drive By John Fitzhugh | March 4, 2021 at 7:14 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 7:14 PM
GAUTIER, Miss. (WLOX) - Gautier Middle School librarian Rachel Williams began her career as a school librarian right after Hurricane Katrina hit. So, she knows what itâs like to be in need, and what itâs like to get unsolicited help.
âI do remember many businesses and companies donating lots of books to us,â said Williams. âAnd so I just want to pay it forward because we had somebody that helped, we can teach our kids to be the same.â