Gabriella Aponte and Caroline Bowden / brookline@wickedlocal.com
Brookline first-graders returned to full-time, in-person instruction Monday, with grades 2 through 5 potentially set to follow suit by the end of the month.
While many parents are eager to see their children back in school, some educators are concerned about the logistical issues of this return, as well as the impact on teachers mental health.
Preparing for full classrooms five days a week presents new challenges for teachers, including potentially reducing social distancing parameters from 6 feet to for grades 2 and up. The Public Schools of Brookline is required to negotiate these changes with the Brookline Educators Union, and district officials provided evidence in support of this reduction in a Feb. 19 report.
Caroline Boden Devlin
Caroline B. Devlin, 77, of Winchester City, VA died Thursday, December 10, 2020, quietly at her home in the City, just off of Amherst Street.
Caroline was born in 1943 in Morris, Illinois, daughter of the late Elizabeth and Elmer âBenâ Boden.
She graduated from Villa Joseph Marie High School in Newtown, PA in 1960 and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1964 from Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA.
She was employed at Hadley Memorial, Alexandria and Fairfax Hospitals as a Medical Records Coder and after âretiringâ enjoyed her job as the Church Secretary at Nativity Catholic Church in Burke, VA.
Caroline loved her little home in Winchester, her sweet and loyal dog Benny and her granddaughters. Her talents and hobbies included reading, writing poetry, sewing, bird watching, playing her beautiful baby grand piano and doing jigsaw and word search puzzles. She also loved watching Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy and The Voice. Caroline loved music in