What other school stakeholders are saying about school amid the pandemic
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In some ways, Black said she felt the pandemic tightened the bond between teachers and students. Now if a student is absent, teachers are swift to ensure they’re safe and healthy. If a student is acting differently or upset, there is more of an emphasis to make sure everything at home and mentally is OK, she said.
“For some strange reason, I feel like it s made the teachers and the students grow a little closer. All of us have known somebody who s been sick or has been affected by the pandemic and by COVID,” Black said. “So now we’re seeing the simple question, how are you, mean something different and deeper.”