Thursday March Twelfth Twenty Twenty

Thursday March 12th, 2020 The day before Spring break at school. Three of us take forty-two sixty graders all over a college campus. They are thrilled to be out of school. We are all looking forward to tomorrow- Friday the 13th Because it is the last day of school before spring break. Thursday March 12th, 2020 A phone call comes in at five-thirty p.m. School is cancelled tomorrow. We get an extra day for spring break! I rejoice when I get the call. I am sure the students were dancing! Thursday March 12th, 2020 One month ago today. We left school that day blissfully unaware That day would be our last day of physical school this school year. Standardized testing has been cancelled. Prom and graduation cancelled. Thursday March 12th, 2020 A day that we had no idea that birthday parties would be cancelled. Easter church services would be cancelled. Two hundred page work packets would be mailed to students. School employees would have to learn computer programs to go online. Parents would lose their jobs. Stores, restaurants, bars, clubs would be closed up. The beginning of The Twilight Zone.