Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption

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September 15th, 2022

Ryan Johnson, a fifth-grade teacher at Pecan Park Elementary School, left, checks to see what homework his daughter, Rylei, is bringing home, as they prepare to leave Johnson's classroom in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Because the city's long-standing water issues recently forced the public schools to again revert to remote learning, Johnson brought his daughter to work where she could be monitored as she also attended virtual classes, while he taught his students virtually. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

When a water crisis forced schools back online in Jackson, Mississippi, fifth-grade teacher Ryan Johnson saw reminders everywhere of pandemic times.

Two and a half years after schools switched to remote learning for COVID-19, he once again logged into online learning to see kids lying in bed at home while tuning in for his classes.

This time, Johnson also had to assist his young daughter, who was stuck at home trying to keep up with second grade. She asked repeatedly when she could go back to school.

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