"Ultimately, I feel that I have lost my way, and it began to consume me," Superintendent Purnell said, according to the Enterprise. "I have become tired. Tired of disappointing myself, my family, my friends, my colleagues."
According to Nevada County Superintendent Scott Lay, the county went from having about 200 substitute teachers before the pandemic to less than 70 today.
Flooding and tornadoes spawned by Ida closed districts across the Northeastern U.S. after the powerful hurricane shuttered New Orleans-area schools indefinitely.
COVID positivity rate among students in one Florida district has dropped by 23% since masks were mandated even as state leaders continue to threaten fines and other punishments.
While many schools plan to hire additional counselors and mental health professionals to meet with students, there are also ways technology can extend these efforts.
