With an unanticipated “break” in our grand opening of school, I am relieved that Tropical Storm Fay resulted in lower levels of damage than anticipated in our Mayport community.
On Wednesday, August 20th, the first "day of waiting" for Tropical Storm Fay, Ms. White, Ms. Lacsamana and I reported to school for a half day. We discovered that our school was designated a JTA evacuation site for any residents wishing to take public transportation to a city shelter. Four JTA buses waited in our school parking lot until 5:00 p.m. as a part of the citywide emergency response system.
A handful of parents and students called and/or came by to determine if school really was closed on Wednesday. One mother patiently sat in her red van in the parking lot until I went outside to greet her. She rolled down the passenger window to reveal a first grade student with a book in her lap and asked, “What time can my daughter come inside and read?” Wow. That is one child who is ready and eager to learn! It has been quite an unusual first “week” of school for everyone.
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