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Tweet Share Mayor Cooper greets students at Inglewood Elementary’s first day back in the classroom, Feb. 9, 2021Photo: Nashville.gov Rachel Thomas’ daughter has never set foot inside Eakin Elementary School, where she is enrolled in kindergarten. She’s made some new friends via teleconferencing but she likely won’t sit in a classroom until she reaches first grade in the fall. Her schooling experience to date has been defined by disruption. In March of last year, her Metro-run pre-kindergarten center was shuttered because of the tornado. She briefly returned to class before the building was closed again due to COVID-19. ....
Hannah Roe was “blown away.” Eva Guerrero felt “more confusion than anything.” Kayla Disher stayed up until 2 a.m., watching updates come through on Tik Tok. The seniors at Beech Grove High School outside Indianapolis watched Wednesday s riot at the U.S. Capitol unfold on social media sites such as Twitter. As supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building, the teens found themselves disappointed. Disappointed in the rioters. Disappointed in the country’s political leaders. Disappointed in the law enforcement response and the double standard they saw in it. Disappointed in the media portrayal. “There are a lot of double standards,” Guerrero said. “If that had been a different protesting group, would there have been a completely different reaction? Would there have been more force?” ....