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Wichita School Enrollment Proceeds Under COVID's Long Shadow

Title (Dublin Core)

Wichita School Enrollment Proceeds Under COVID's Long Shadow

Description (Dublin Core)

Upon rejecting the governor's order to delay the start of Kansas schools until after Labor Day, 2020, the decision as to if and when to reopen fell upon the state's individual school districts. Although Wichita school district USD 259 ultimately decided to delay the start of the academic year until after the holiday, enrollment proceeded under a cloud of uncertainty and unanswered question for students, parents, and teachers alike. This photograph points to that reality by advising all affected parties as to where the latest information can be found regarding an extremely delicate and fluid situation that left students, families, and teachers across the country wondering how something so routine as the new school year could be navigated safely in the face of a potentially deadly virus.

Date (Dublin Core)

July 27, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Aaron Peterka

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Aaron Peterka

Partner (Dublin Core)

Northeastern University

Type (Dublin Core)

Photograph

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Education--K12
English Home & Family Life
English Government Local
English Government State

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Wichita
Kansas
children
schools
enrollment

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

A billboard that reads "Stay strong Wichita! We'll be back soon!"Stay Strong, Wichita

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

07/28/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

08/09/2020
11/03/2020

Item sets

Covid 19
Teaching

This item was submitted on July 28, 2020 by Aaron Peterka using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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