Reply to On 9/11 what did DCPS do for parents who worked outside DC and had to get back into the city?

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "On 9/11 what did DCPS do for parents who worked outside DC and had to get back into the city? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Yeah, that was a horrible, horrible day. My oldest kid was in K at Peabody, and I had a 2 yo in a nursery school on Capitol Hill. When I got word what had happened, I turned around and grabbed my daughter at the nursery school (I had literally just dropped her off) and then swung back to Peabody to grab my son. The teachers had all the children out of the classrooms, and in the middle common area of the school (away from windows in classrooms) and were reading to them. I had been in touch with parents who worked out of the city, and grabbed as many kids as I could (I think it ended up being 6-7 kids) and took them home with me. It took me a really long time to get home (Lincoln Park) because of all the workers walking home. It was really hard to try to not let the little kids know how scary it was, and keep them occupied and oblivious while I was glued to the TV. Most of my friends got to my house to pick up their child by dinner time, but I know some teachers stayed at Peabody until all the kids could get picked up or went home with other friends in the same way I picked up other friends kids.

At that time, my husband was a HS principal in Montgomery County, and on 9/11 he sent his staff home, and he did not leave the building until ALL of his students got home safely. I think he waited until 5-6pm for some of his kids to get picked up.  Unfortunately, by that time, he could not get back onto Capitol Hill, (police had blocked all streets into the city) and had to spend the night at his parents house, who conveniently lived near his high school. So all of this is to say, that educators are dedicated to their students, and would do anything for them, but it's good to remember that even before we had to plan for such horrific events, teachers will be there for our kids. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics