When a School Restarts but Students Can’t
Annie Brown�� Reporting from Odessa, Texas (via Zoom)
As I worked on this series with our team from afar, I connected with these students’ experiences. The pandemic has been hard, but with the wisdom of adulthood, I know things are going to get better.
But after reporting this story, I wonder if these teenagers have that kind of insight and confidence in their futures. Their teacher, Ms. Fuentes, has been asking herself a question: Will they be able to see beyond this moment, to picture their futures? And I wonder, would I have been able to?
