Until January, MacAllister was learning remotely, like every other SFUSD student. There wasn t a lot of communication about when schools would open back up, explained MacAllister. Barely any time I was happy in that time
Kate Larsen: Did you ever feel like you thought about hurting yourself?
MacAllister: To be honest, sometimes, yeah. But I would never do it. He was deteriorating emotionally and socially and the isolation was contributing to that, said MacAllister s mom, Renee Gonsalves. He used to be a happy child, he used to smile at people. There was no smile left, no laughter in the house.