Art
On March 13, 2020, schools across America closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For millions of families, this photograph captures the last time children walked out of classrooms for months. Education moved home overnight, changing routines, work, and childhood itself.
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The bell rings. Backpacks swing over shoulders. Kids spill onto the sidewalk in the spring afternoon light, moving toward home—but something feels different. No one knows yet that these goodbyes will stretch on for weeks, then months. Parents waiting at pickup wonder how they'll manage work and homework at the kitchen table.
Reflect
When did school last change suddenly for you? How did your family adapt?