COVID19 – Carole J. Garrison

Musings of a school board member in the time of COVID-19

Perhaps if we can unify with the community around this issue, we can come together as a loving, kind, and tolerant community.

A New York Times headline today stated that people are voting as if their life depended on it—and it does.

Recently built dorms were unoccupied, the fancy new athletic center was empty, and no one was using the food service.

Life has changed with the pandemic, but love has not.

And then COVID-19 hit and, with it, nightly briefings from the White House. It was too much.

In this fluid situation, there are few options other than vigilance, patience and flexibility.

Perfect is not an option, and each of our alternative plans comes with its own set of serious consequences—financial, emotional, and educational.

This virus will be vanquished and we need a strong school district ready when it does.

Ten minutes is a long time for a teenager to hug anyone.

GG was an archetypical Pollyanna. She made lemonade.