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My yesterday was difficult.

They’ve closed my children’s schools—the right move—and my son’s school had sent a message that students without their district-supplied iPads could pick them up so that they could continue their schoolwork at home. Since my son already had his, I that we were fine.

Until my partner called to say she’d heard otherwise. Now they were suggesting that students clean out their lockers since no one knows when or whether school will resume. I had half an hour before they closed. Annoyed and confused, I hurried to the school and helped my son retrieve his notebooks.

My daughter’s school had set specific time slots for families to come and retrieve each child’s iPad, assignments, and supplies. But earlier in the day, I received a recorded call encouraging families to come if they hadn’t already. Since our assigned time window hadn’t arrived, the message confused and annoyed…