With schools closed because of the coronavirus threat, teachers in the Westville Unit 2 School District took to the streets Wednesday to show support for their students. The teachers and support personnel paraded through the community waiving at students from their vehicles and yelling words of encouragement….
[Westville second grade student Emily Grider sends a message to teachers telling them to stay safe. You can click on the photos to enlarge them.]
Although the parade was designed to show the teachers’ support for the students, they quickly learned the students miss them, too. Some students and parents held signs along the parade route – some with messages telling the teachers to stay safe.
Cindy Carnaghi watched as teachers traveled through south Westville….
Later this month the teachers plan to parade through rural areas of their school district.
[Westville teachers wind through the south end of their town sending a message of support for their students.]
