NgoMvulo, xa uNariana Castillo elungiselela abantwana bakhe abancinci kunye nabafundi bebanga lokuqala ngosuku lwabo lokuqala kwikhampasi yeSikolo sikaWonke-wonke saseChicago ngaphezu kweentsuku ezingama-530 kamva, amagqabantshintshi esiqhelo kunye nenkani ayekho kuyo yonke indawo. Isikhumbuzo esingaqhelekanga.
Kwibhokisi entsha yesidlo sasemini, kukho iibhotile ezininzi zobisi lwetshokholethi ecaleni kweebhotile ezincinci zesanitizer yesandla. Kwibhegi yokuthenga ezele zizinto zesikolo, incwadi yokubhalela ifihlwe ecaleni kwezosusu zokubulala iintsholongwane.
Kuso sonke isixeko, amakhulu amawaka eentsapho ezifana noCastillo aya kwizikolo zikarhulumente zaseChicago ukuze abuyele kumngcipheko omkhulu wokufunda ubuso ngobuso. Abantu abaninzi beza neqela leemvakalelo eziphikisanayo, ezihlala zifihlwe ngobuchule kubantu abancinci abatyhutyha ulonwabo lokubuya. Abanye abantu baphoxeke kakhulu kukuba ukunyuka kokwahluka kwe-delta ehlotyeni kubangele ukuba iintsapho ziphulukane nesikolo esiphinde savulwa, esakhe saba sisiganeko esibalulekileyo kumlo ochasene ne-coronavirus.
Emva konyaka wesikolo oqhelekileyo, amazinga okuhamba ehla, kwaye amabanga angaphumeleli anyuka-ingakumbi kubafundi bemibala-abafundi nabo bajongana nethemba kunye nokungaqiniseki malunga nokubanjwa kwezemfundo kunye nonyango lweemvakalelo kwiinyanga ezizayo.
Nangona uSodolophu uLori Lightfoot waqhayisa ngokutyala imali ezizigidi ezili-100 zeedola ukuze aphinde avuleke ngokukhuselekileyo, abantu basathandabuza ukuba isithili sesikolo silungile na. Kwiveki ephelileyo, ukurhoxa ngomzuzu wokugqibela komqhubi webhasi kuthetha ukuba ngaphezulu kwe-2,000 yabafundi baseChicago baya kufumana imali endaweni yezihlalo zeebhasi zesikolo. Abanye ootitshala banexhala lokuba kumagumbi okufundela neepaseji ezixineneyo, abakwazi ukugcina abantwana kumgama ocetyiswayo oziimitha ezintathu. Abazali basenemibuzo malunga nokuba kuya kwenzeka ntoni na ukuba kuxelwe amatyala amaninzi ekhampasini.
UJosé Torres, umphathi oyintloko wethutyana wesithili sesikolo wathi: “Sonke sifunda indlela yokujongana ubuso ngobuso kwakhona.
Ngeli hlotyeni, iZikolo zikaRhulumente zaseChicago zafuna ukuba bonke abasebenzi banxibe imaski kwaye bagonywe-imfuno ekwamkelwe ngurhulumente. Noko ke, isithili sesikolo nombutho wootitshala basilela ukufikelela kwisivumelwano esibhaliweyo sokuvulwa kwakhona kwaza batshintshana ngamazwi abukhali ngobusuku obandulela unyaka wesikolo.
Ngobusuku bangeCawe, kwikhaya lakhe eMcKinley Park, uNariana Castillo wabeka iwotshi ngo-5:30 kusasa, emva koko wahlala de kwasezinzulwini zobusuku, elungisa izinto, esenza iisandwich zeham kunye netshizi, kunye nemiyalezo kwabanye oomama.
“Umyalezo wethu yindlela esinemincili ngayo kunye nendlela esinexhala ngayo kwangaxeshanye,” utshilo.
Kwimpelaveki ephelileyo, uCastillo wenze umgca phakathi kokufaka isilumkiso kubantwana bakhe ababini kwaye ebavumela ukuba batyatyambe ngovuyo kusuku lokuqala lwesikolo. Kubafundi bokuqala uMila kunye nomntwana we-kindergarten Mateo, oku kuya kuba ngowokuqala ukubeka unyawo kwi-Talcott Fine Arts and Museum Academy kwintshona yesixeko.
UCastillo ucele uMira ukuba akhethe iiteki ezitsha zeunicorn, izibane ezidanyazayo ezipinki neziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngalinye inyathelo lendlela, ngelixa emamele xa ethetha ngokwenza abahlobo abatsha kwigumbi lokufundela. Ukwalumkise abantwana ukuba kusenokufuneka bachithe ixesha elininzi lesikolo kwiidesika zabo.
Ngentsasa yangoMvulo, uCastillo wayesalubona uchulumanco lukaMira luqala. Emva kokudibana naye kuGoogle Dibana kwiveki ephelileyo kwaye uphendule imibuzo malunga nesithandwa sikaMila ngeSpanish, intombazana sele imncomile utitshala wayo. Ngaphaya koko, xa wayebonisa isilimo esidliwayo esinamagatsha anamanzi njengento yokwahlukana noMvundla we-COVID ekhaya, wathi, “Ndiyaphumla. Andizange ndiphumle ngaphambili.
Ukutshintshela ekufundeni okubonakalayo kubaphazamisile abantwana bakaCastillo. Usapho lwaluhlehlise ukuqaliswa kwekhompyuter okanye ithebhulethi, kwaye yathobela ingcebiso malunga nokunciphisa ixesha lesikrini. UMila wafunda kwi-Velma Thomas Early Childhood Centre, inkqubo yeelwimi ezimbini egxininisa imisebenzi yezandla, imidlalo kunye nexesha langaphandle.
UMila waziqhelanisa nomkhwa omtsha wokufunda umgama ngokukhawuleza. Kodwa uCastillo ngumama wexesha elizeleyo ohamba no-Mateo unyaka wonke. UCastillo unenkxalabo enkulu yokuba lo bhubhani uthintela abantwana bakhe ekuthatheni inxaxheba kunxibelelwano loluntu olubalulekileyo kuphuhliso lwabo. Nangona kunjalo, kwiindawo ezithile zesixeko ezibethwe kakhulu yi-coronavirus, xa ummandla ubonelela ngeendlela ezixubeneyo entwasahlobo, usapho lwakhetha ukunyanzelisa ukufunda okugcweleyo. UCastillo uthe, "Kuthi, ukhuseleko lungcono kunesizathu."
Kwinkomfa yabezindaba ngoMvulo, amagosa esixeko athi basebenze iinyanga ezininzi kwaye baceba ukunyanzela ukuvulwa kwakhona kwesithili sesithathu ngobukhulu - kwaye baqinisekise iintsapho ezinje ngeCastillo ukuba kukhuselekile ukubuya. Okokuqala, isithili sesikolo sabamba inkomfa yabezindaba yesiqhelo yokubuyela esikolweni kwesinye isikolo samabanga aphakamileyo esisesinye kwiSithili esiseMazantsi ukuvuma ukuba emva kokulungelelaniswa kokufunda komgama kunyaka ophelileyo, inani labafundi abanamatyala angonelanga linyukile kulo nyaka.
Kwigumbi lokufundela kwiOfisi ye-Ombudsman yaseChicago kufutshane neChicago Lawn, abafundi abaphezulu bathi banethemba lokuba ukutyhala ubuso ngobuso kuya kubanceda bagqibe idiploma yabo yesikolo samabanga aphakamileyo emva kokuqalisa kunye nokuyeka iintlekele zobuqu, ubhubhane, kunye nokungasebenzi. iimfuno. . Umsebenzi wekhampasi.
UMargarita Becerra, oneminyaka eli-18 ubudala, wathi wayenoloyiko lokubuyela eklasini kwisithuba esingangonyaka onesiqingatha, kodwa ootitshala “baphume bonke” ukwenza abafundi bazive bekhululekile. Nangona wonke umntu eklasini wayesebenza ngesantya sakhe kwisixhobo esahlukileyo, ootitshala basazula-zula kwigumbi ukuze baphendule imibuzo, benceda uBecerra ukuba abe nethemba lokuba uza kusigqiba isidanga sakhe phakathi enyakeni.
“Uninzi lwabantu beza apha kuba benabantwana okanye kufuneka basebenze,” utshilo ngekhosi yesiqingatha sosuku. "Sifuna nje ukugqiba umsebenzi wethu."
Kwinkomfa yabezindaba, iinkokeli zagxininisa ukuba iimfuno zeemaski kunye nogonyo lwabasebenzi ziziintsika zesicwangciso sokulawula ukusasazeka kwe-COVID kulo mmandla. Ekugqibeleni, uLightfoot wathi, "Ubungqina kufuneka bube kwipudding."
Ngenxa yokunqongophala kwesizwe kwabaqhubi beebhasi zesikolo kunye nokuyeka abaqhubi bendawo, usodolophu uthe isithili "sinesicwangciso esithembekileyo" sokujongana nokunqongophala kwabaqhubi be-500 eChicago. Ngoku, iintsapho ziya kufumana phakathi kwe-US$500 kunye ne-US$1,000 yokulungiselela izithuthi zazo. NgoLwesihlanu, isithili sesikolo safunda kwinkampani yebhasi ukuba abanye abaqhubi be-70 baye bayeka ngenxa yomsebenzi wokugonywa-oku kwakuyibhola ye-curve yeyure ye-11, evumela uCastillo kunye nabanye abazali ukuba balungiselele enye egcwele ukungaqiniseki Unyaka wesikolo.
Kwiiveki ezininzi, uCastillo ebelandela ngokusondeleyo iindaba malunga nokuqhambuka kwenani lamatyala e-COVID ngenxa yokwahluka kwe-delta kunye nokuqhambuka kwezikolo kwezinye iindawo zelizwe. Kwiiveki ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuqala konyaka omtsha wesikolo, uthathe inxaxheba kwintlanganiso yokutshintshiselana ngolwazi kunye nenqununu yaseTalcott u-Olimpia Bahena. Uphumelele inkxaso kaCastillo ngee-imeyile eziqhelekileyo eziya kubazali bakhe kunye nobuchule bakhe obunzulu. Ngaphandle koku, uCastillo wayesacaphukile xa weva ukuba amagosa engingqi ayengazisombululi izivumelwano ezithile zokhuseleko.
Isithili sesikolo sabelana ngeenkcukacha ezithe vetshe: abafundi abafuna ukuvalelwa kangangeentsuku ezili-14 ngenxa ye-COVID okanye ukunxibelelana ngokusondeleyo nabantu abosulelwe yi-COVID baya kumamela iklasi yokufundisa bekude ngexesha lenxalenye yosuku lwesikolo. Isithili sesikolo siya kubonelela ngovavanyo lwe-COVID ngokuzithandela kubo bonke abafundi kunye neentsapho veki nganye. Kodwa kwiCastillo, "indawo engwevu" isekhona.
Kamva, uCastillo waba nentlanganiso ebonakalayo kunye nomfundisi-ntsapho kaMira wokuqala. Ngabafundi abangama-28, iklasi yakhe iya kuba yenye yeeklasi ezinkulu zonyaka wokuqala kwiminyaka yakutshanje, nto leyo eyenza kube yingxaki ukugcina ummandla ukufutshane kangangoko ukuya ezinyaweni ezintathu. Isidlo sasemini siya kuba kwindawo yokutyela, omnye unyaka wokuqala kunye neeklasi ezimbini zonyaka wesibini. UCastillo wabona ukuba izinto zosulwa zintsholongwane kunye nezicoci zezandla zazikuluhlu lwezinto zesikolo abazali ababecelwe ukuba baziphathele esikolweni, nto leyo eyamcaphukisa kakhulu. Isithili sesikolo safumana iibhiliyoni zeedola kwiimali zokubuyisela ubhubhane kurhulumente womanyano, ezinye zazo bezisetyenziselwa ukuhlawulela izixhobo zokukhusela kunye nezinto zokuvula isikolo ngokukhuselekileyo.
UCastillo waphefumla. Kuye, akukho nto ibaluleke ngaphezu kokukhusela abantwana bakhe kuxinzelelo lobhubhane.
Oku kuwa, kumazantsi eChicago, uDexter Legging akazange athandabuze ukuthumela oonyana bakhe ababini esikolweni. Abantwana bakhe kufuneka babe seklasini.
Njengevolontiya lemibutho exhasa abazali, imibutho yasekuhlaleni kunye nemicimbi yosapho, uLegging ube ngumxhasi welizwi ekuvulweni kwakhona kwezikolo ezisisigxina ukusukela kwihlobo elidlulileyo. Ukholelwa ukuba isithili sesikolo sithathe amanyathelo abalulekileyo ukunciphisa umngcipheko wokusasazeka kwe-COVID, kodwa waphinda waveza ukuba nayiphi na ingxoxo malunga nokugcina abantwana besempilweni kufuneka igxile kwimpilo yengqondo. Uthe ukunqunyanyiswa kwesikolo kubangele ilahleko enkulu ngenxa yokuqhawula unxibelelwano lwabantwana bakhe noontanga bakhe nabantu abadala abakhathalayo, kwakunye nemisebenzi yasemva kwesikolo efana neqela lakhe lebhola ekhatywayo.
Zikho ke nezifundiswa. Ngonyana wakhe omkhulu ongena kunyaka wesithathu we-Al Raby High School, uLegging wenze i-spreadsheet ukulawula nokulandelela izicelo zekholeji. Unombulelo kakhulu ukuba ootitshala besikolo baye bakhuthaza kwaye bexhasa unyana wakhe ngeemfuno ezizodwa. Kodwa kulo nyaka uphelileyo yayisisithintelo esikhulu, kwaye unyana wakhe ngamanye amaxesha wayerhoxisa izifundo ezithile ngenxa yexesha elongeziweyo. Kuyanceda ukubuyela esikolweni iintsuku ezimbini ngeveki ngoAprili. Nangona kunjalo, uLegging wamangaliswa kukubona iiB kunye neeCs kwikhadi lengxelo yenkwenkwe.
“Ezo zifanele ukuba zii-D kunye nee-Fs-zonke; Ndiyabazi abantwana bam,” utshilo. “Uza kuba ngumntwana osemncinci, kodwa ngaba ulungele umsebenzi ophantsi? Iyandoyikisa.”
Kodwa kuCastillo nabazali bakhe kwisangqa sakhe sentlalo, ukwamkela ukuqala konyaka omtsha wesikolo kunzima ngakumbi.
Uthathe inxaxheba kumbutho ongenzi nzuzo iBrighton Park Neighbourhood Committee, apho wayefundisa abanye abazali malunga nenkqubo yesikolo. Kuphando lwamva nje lwabazali oluqhutywe ngumbutho ongenzi nzuzo, ngaphezu kwesiqingatha sabantu bathi bafuna ukhetho lwenyani ngokupheleleyo ekwindla. Enye i-22% yathi bona, njengeCastillo, bakhetha ukudibanisa ukufunda kwi-intanethi nokufunda ubuso ngobuso, okuthetha ukuba bambalwa abafundi eklasini kunye nomgama omkhulu wentlalo.
UCastillo weva ukuba abanye abazali baceba ukusinqumamisa isikolo ubuncinci kwiveki yokuqala esikolweni. Ngaxa lithile, wayecinga ngokungamphindisi umntwana wakhe. Kodwa usapho belusebenza nzima ukufunda nokufaka isicelo kwisikolo samabanga aphantsi, kwaye luchulumancile ngekharityhulamu yeelwimi ezimbini kaTalcott kunye nokugxininisa kubugcisa. UCastillo akazange akwazi ukunyamezela ingcinga yokuphulukana nendawo yabo.
Ukongezelela, uCastillo wayeqinisekile ukuba abantwana bakhe babengenakukwazi ukufunda ekhaya omnye unyaka. Akakwazi ukuyenza omnye unyaka. Njengomntu owayesakuba ngumfundisi-ntsapho, usandul’ ukufumana isiqinisekiso sokufundisa, yaye sele eqalisile ukufaka isicelo somsebenzi.
Ngosuku lokuqala lwesikolo ngoMvulo, uCastillo nomyeni wakhe uRobert bema ukuze bafote nabantwana babo ngaphaya kwesitrato esisuka eTalcot. Emva koko banxiba iimaski bonke bangena kwisiphithiphithi sabazali, abafundi nabafundisi-ntsapho ecaleni kwendlela phambi kwesikolo. Udushe – oluquka amaqamza aphuma kumgangatho wesibini wesakhiwo, ekaWhitney Houston ethi “Ndifuna ukudanisa nomntu” kwi-stereo, kunye ne-tiger mascot yesikolo - yenza ukuba amachaphaza abomvu okumgama avela ecaleni kwendlela abonakale engekho ngexesha.
Kodwa uMira, owayebonakala ezolile, wamfumana umfundisi-ntsapho wakhe waza wafola nabanye afunda nabo ababelindele ithuba labo lokungena kweso sakhiwo. “Kulungile, bahlobo, siganme!” Utitshala wakhwaza, waza uMila wanyamalala emnyango engajonganga ngasemva.
Ixesha lokuposa: Sep-14-2021