NeMuvhuro, apo Nariana Castillo akagadzirira vana vake vekireshi uye vegiredhi rekutanga kwezuva ravo rekutanga paChicago Public School campus mazuva anopfuura mazana mashanu nemakumi matatu gare gare, maonero ezvakajairwa uye kusindimara aive kwese kwese. Chiyeuchidzo chisinganzwisisike.
Mubhokisi idzva rekudya kwemasikati, mune mabhodhoro akati wandei emukaka wechokoreti padivi pemabhodhoro madiki e sanitizer yemaoko. Mubhegi rekutenga rizere nemidziyo yechikoro, bhuku rekunyorera rakavigwa padivi pezvipukuta zvinouraya utachiona.
Muguta rose, mazana ezviuru emhuri dzakaita seCastillo dzinoenda kuzvikoro zveveruzhinji muChicago kuti vadzokere panjodzi huru yenguva yakazara yekudzidza chiso nechiso. Vanhu vazhinji vakaunza boka remanzwiro anopokana, kazhinji akangwara akavanzwa muvechidiki vakatsvaira kuburikidza nekunakidzwa kwekudzoka. Vamwe vanhu vakaodzwa mwoyo zvikuru kuti kukwira kweiyo delta musiyano muzhizha kwakonzera mhuri kurasikirwa nechikoro chakavhurwa, chaimbova chiitiko chakakosha mukurwisa coronavirus.
Mushure megore rechikoro chairo, mwero wevadzidzi wakadzikira, uye kufoira kwemagiredhi akakwira-kunyanya kuvadzidzi veruvara-vadzidzi vakatarisanawo netariro uye kusava nechokwadi maererano nekubatwa-batwa kwedzidzo uye kurapwa kwepfungwa mumwedzi iri kuuya.
Kunyangwe Meya Lori Lightfoot akazvikudza nekudyara zana remamiriyoni emadhora kuti avhure zvakachengeteka, vanhu vachiri kubvunza kana dunhu rechikoro rakagadzirira. Svondo rapfuura, kusiya basa kweminiti yekupedzisira kwemutyairi webhazi kunoreva kuti vanopfuura zviuru zviviri zvevadzidzi vekuChicago vachawana mari panzvimbo pezvigaro zvemabhazi echikoro. Vamwe vadzidzisi vanonetseka kuti mudzimba dzekudzidzira uye mumikoto dzine vanhu vakawanda, havagoni kuchengeta vana chinhambwe chinokurudzirwa mamita matatu. Vabereki vachiri nemibvunzo nezve chii chichaitika kana nyaya dzakawanda dzakataurwa pamusasa.
“Tose zvedu tiri kudzidza makirasi akatarisanazve,” akadaro José Torres, mukuru mukuru wenguva pfupi weruwa rwechikoro.
Zhizha rino, Zvikoro Zveruzhinji zveChicago zvaida kuti vashandi vese vapfeke masiki uye vajekiseni — chinodiwa icho nyika yakagamuchirawo. Zvisinei, dunhu rechikoro nesangano revadzidzisi varo vakatadza kusvika pachibvumirano chakanyorwa chokuvhurazve uye vakapanana mashoko akajeka manheru egore rechikoro.
NeSvondo manheru, kumba kwake kuMcKinley Park, Nariana Castillo akaseta wachi na5:30 mangwanani, ndokuzogara kusvika pakati pehusiku, achironga zvekushandisa, achigadzira masangweji ehamu nechizi, Uye mameseji vamwe amai.
"Mharidzo yedu ndeye kufara kwatinoita uye kunetseka kwatinoita panguva imwe chete," akadaro.
Svondo rapfuura, Castillo akatara mutsetse wakanaka pakati pekuisa yambiro muvana vake vaviri uye achivabvumira kuti vatumbuke nemufaro pazuva rekutanga rechikoro. Kune wekutanga mudzidzi Mila uye mwana wekireshi Mateo, ino ichave nguva yekutanga kutsika tsoka paTalcott Fine Arts uye Museum Academy kumadokero kweguta.
Castillo akakumbira Mira kuti asarudze mateki matsva eunicorn, marambi anopenya epingi nebhuruu nhanho dzese dzenzira, achimuteerera achitaura nezvekuita shamwari nyowani mukirasi. Vakayambirawo vana ava kuti vangangopedza nguva zhinji yechikoro vari pamadhesiki avo.
Pakasvika Muvhuro mangwanani, Castillo akanga achiri kuona kufara kwaMira kuchitanga. Mushure mekusangana naye paGoogle Sangana svondo rapfuura uye nekupindura mibvunzo pamusoro peaidiwa naMila muchiSpanish, musikana akatorumbidza mudzidzisi wake. Zvakare, paakaratidza celery sechirairo chekuparadzana ne "COVID Rabbit" Dutu kumba, akati, "Ndinogona kuzorora. Handisati ndambozorora.”
Kuchinja kwekudzidza chaiko kwakavhiringidza vana vaCastillo. Mhuri yakamisa kuvhurwa kwekombuta kana piritsi, uye vakateerera zano nezve kudzikamisa skrini nguva. Mila akadzidza paVelma Thomas Early Childhood Center, chirongwa chemitauro miviri chinosimbisa maoko-pamabasa, mitambo, uye nguva yekunze.
Mila akachinjira kutsika itsva yekudzidza kure nekukurumidza. Asi Castillo ndiamai venguva yakazara vanoperekedza mwana wechikoro Mateo gore rose. Castillo ari kushushikana zvikuru kuti denda iri riri kutadzisa vana vake kupinda mukudyidzana uko kwakakosha mukukura kwavo. Zvakangodaro, munzvimbo dzeguta dzakarohwa zvakanyanya nekoronavirus, apo dunhu rinopa sarudzo dzakasanganiswa muchirimo, mhuri yakasarudza kuomerera pakudzidza kuzere. Castillo akati, "Kwatiri, kuchengeteka kuri nani pane kufunga."
Pamusangano wevatori venhau nemusi weMuvhuro, vakuru veguta vakati vanga vachishanda kwemwedzi yakati wandei uye vakaronga kumanikidza kuvhurwazve mudunhu rechitatu guru renyika - uye kuvimbisa mhuri dzakaita seCastillo kuti zvakachengeteka kudzoka. Kekutanga, dunhu rechikoro rakaita musangano wechinyakare wekudzokera kuchikoro nevatori venhau pane chimwe chikoro chesekondari mudunhu reSouthern District kuti vabvume kuti mushure mekugadzirisa fundo yedaro gore rapfuura, huwandu hwevadzidzi vasina zvikwereti zvakakwana hwawedzera gore rino.
Mukirasi muChicago South Ombudsman's Hofisi padhuze neChicago Lawn, vadzidzi vepamusoro vakati vanotarisira kuti kutarisana kumeso kuchavabatsira kupedza diploma yavo yechikoro chepamusoro mushure mekutanga uye kumira kwematambudziko ega, denda, uye kusashanda. zvinodiwa. . Basa rekambasi.
Margarita Becerra, ane makore 18, akati aitya kudzokera kukirasi mugore nehafu, asi vadzidzisi vakanga “vabuda vose” kuti vadzidzi vanzwe vakasununguka. Kunyangwe hazvo munhu wese mukirasi aishanda zvake pamudziyo wakasiyana, vadzidzisi vakaramba vachitenderera nekamuri kuti vapindure mibvunzo, zvichibatsira Becerra kuva netariro yekuti aizopedza dhigirii rake pakati pegore.
"Vanhu vazhinji vanouya pano nekuti vane vana kana kuti vanoshanda," akadaro nezvekosi yehafu yezuva. "Tinoda kupedzisa basa redu."
Pamusangano wevatori venhau, vatungamiriri vakasimbisa kuti zvinodikanwa zvemasiki uye majekiseni evashandi ndiwo mbiru dzehurongwa hwekudzora kupararira kweCOVID mudunhu. Pakupedzisira, Lightfoot akati, "Uchapupu hunofanira kunge huri mupudding."
Mukutarisana nekushomeka kwenyika kwevatyairi vemabhazi echikoro uye kusiya basa kwevatyairi venzvimbo, meya akataura kuti dunhu rine "chirongwa chakavimbika" chekugadzirisa kushomeka kwevatyairi vangangosvika mazana mashanu muChicago. Pari zvino mhuri dzichawana mari iri pakati peUS$500 neUS$1 000 yekuzvirongera zvekufambisa. Musi weChishanu, dunhu rechikoro rakadzidza kubva kukambani yebhazi kuti vamwe vatyairi makumi manomwe vakasiya basa nekuda kwebasa rekudzivirira-iyi yaive 11th curve bhora, ichibvumira Castillo nevamwe vabereki kugadzirira imwe izere nekusava nechokwadi Gore rechikoro.
Kwemavhiki akati wandei, Castillo anga achinyatsotevera nhau dzekuwedzera kwehuwandu hweCCIDID kesi nekuda kwekusiyana kwedelta uye kubuda kwezvikoro kune dzimwe nzvimbo dzenyika. Masvondo mashoma gore idzva rechikoro risati ratanga, akapinda mumusangano wekuchinjana ruzivo nemukuru weTalcott Olimpia Bahena. Akahwina rutsigiro rwaCastillo kuburikidza nemaemail enguva dzose kuvabereki vake uye kugona kwake kwakakomba. Pasinei neizvi, Castillo akanga achiri kugumbuka paakaziva kuti vakuru vedunhu vakanga vasina kugadzirisa zvimwe zvibvumirano zvekuchengetedza.
Dunhu rechikoro rave nekugovana zvimwe zvakawanda: vadzidzi vanofanirwa kugariswa kwemazuva gumi nemana nekuda kweCOVID kana kushamwaridzana nevanhu vane hutachiona hweCCIDID vanoteerera kudzidzisa mukirasi kure mukati mezuva rechikoro. Dunhu rechikoro richapa yekuzvidira COVID kuyedzwa kuvadzidzi vese nemhuri svondo rega rega. Asi kuCastillo, iyo "grey nzvimbo" ichiripo.
Gare gare, Castillo akaita musangano chaiwo nemudzidzisi waMira wekutanga. Nevadzidzi makumi maviri nemasere, kirasi yake ichava imwe yemakirasi makuru egore rekutanga mumakore achangopfuura, izvo zvinoita kuti ive dambudziko kuchengetedza nzvimbo iri padyo nepazvinogona kusvika pamamita matatu. Kudya kwemasikati kuchave muresitorendi, rimwe gore rekutanga uye maviri egore rechipiri makirasi. Castillo akaona kuti mishonga yekuuraya utachiona uye sanitizer yemaoko zvaive parunyoro rwezvinhu zvechikoro izvo vabereki vaikumbirwa kuti vaendese kuchikoro, izvo zvakamushatirisa zvikuru. Dunhu rechikoro rakatambira mabhiriyoni emadhora mumari yekudzoreredza denda kubva kuhurumende yemubatanidzwa, imwe yacho yakashandiswa kubhadhara michina yekudzivirira uye zvekushandisa kuti vavhure chikoro zvakachengeteka.
Castillo akatura befu. Kwaari, hapana chakakosha kupfuura kudzivirira vana vake kubva mukumanikidzwa kwedenda.
Kudonha uku, kumaodzanyemba kweChicago, Dexter Legging haana kuzeza kudzorera vanakomana vake vaviri kuchikoro. Vana vake vanofanira kunge vari mukirasi.
Semunhu anozvipira kumasangano anomiririra vabereki, masangano enharaunda uye nyaya dzemhuri, Legging anga ari mutsigiri wezwi pakuvhurwa kwezvikoro zvenguva yakazara kubvira zhizha rapfuura. Anotenda kuti dunhu rechikoro rakatora matanho akakosha kudzikisa njodzi yekupararira kweCCIDID, asi akataurawo kuti chero nhaurirano nezvekuchengeta vana vane hutano inofanirwa kutarisa hutano hwepfungwa. Anoti kumiswa kwechikoro uku kwakakonzera kurasikirwa kukuru nekuda kwekusataudzana kwevana vavo nevezera ravo nevakuru vane hanya, pamwe nekuita zvepashure sechikwata chake chenhabvu chidiki.
Ipapo kune nyanzvi. Nemwanakomana wake wedangwe achipinda mugore rechitatu reAl Raby High School, Legging akagadzira spreadsheet kubata nekutevera kunyorera kukoreji. Anotenda zvikuru kuti vadzidzisi vechikoro vanga vachisimudzira nekutsigira mwanakomana wavo ane zvinodiwa zvakakosha. Asi gore rapfuura kwaive kukanganisa kukuru, uye mwanakomana wake aipota achidzima makosi chaiwo nekuda kwenguva refu. Zvinobatsira kudzokera kuchikoro mazuva maviri pavhiki muna April. Zvakangodaro, Legging akashamisika kuona maB nemaC pareport kadhi remukomana.
“Avo vanofanira kuva maD nemaFs-ose; Vana vangu ndinovaziva,” akadaro. “Ave kuda kuita junior, asi agadzirira basa rejunior? Zvinondityisa.”
Asi kuna Castillo nevabereki vake munharaunda yake yekushamwaridzana, kugamuchira kutanga kwegore idzva rechikoro kwakatonyanya kuoma.
Akatora chikamu chesangano risingabatsiri reBrighton Park Neighbourhood Committee, kwaakadzidzisa vamwe vabereki nezvehurongwa hwechikoro. Muongororo ichangoburwa yevabereki yakaitwa nesangano risingabatsiri, vanopfuura hafu yevanhu vakati vanoda sarudzo yakakwana mukudonha. Vamwe 22% vakati ivo, saCastillo, vanosarudza kubatanidza kudzidza kwepamhepo nekudzidza kumeso, zvinoreva kuti vadzidzi vashoma mukirasi uye kureba kwesocial.
Castillo akanzwa kuti vamwe vabereki vanoronga kumisa chikoro vhiki yekutanga yechikoro. Pane imwe nguva akambofunga kusadzosa mwana wake. Asi mhuri yanga ichishanda nesimba kuti idzidze uye kunyorera chikoro chepuraimari, uye vari kufara nedzidzo yemitauro miviri yaTalcott uye kutarisa kwehunyanzvi. Castillo akatadza kutsungirira pfungwa yekurasikirwa nenzvimbo yavo.
Uyezve, Castillo aiva nechokwadi chokuti vana vake vaisagona kudzidza pamba kwerimwe gore. Haakwanisi kuzviita kwerimwe gore. Sezvo aimbove mubatsiri wekudzidzisa kukireshi, achangobva kuwana magwaro ekudzidzisa, uye akatotanga kutsvaga basa.
Pazuva rekutanga rechikoro nemusi weMuvhuro, Castillo nemurume wake Robert vakamira kuti vatore mifananidzo nevana vavo mhiri kwemugwagwa kubva kuTalcot. Vakabva vapfeka masiki ndokupinda mubishi revabereki, vana vechikoro nevadzidzisi padivi penzira pamberi pechikoro. Mhirizhonga iyi - kusanganisira mabhavhu aidonhera pasi kubva pauriri hwechipiri hwechivako ichi, Whitney Houston's "Ndinoda kutamba nemumwe munhu" pachisitiriyo, uye mascot etiger wechikoro - akaita kuti madonhwe matsvuku ekufambidzana padivi penzira ataridzike.
Asi Mira, uyo airatidzika kuva akadzikama, akawana mudzidzisi wake ndokuita mutsetse nevomukirasi biyake vakanga vakamirira nguva yavo yokupinda muchivako. "Zvakanaka, shamwari, siganme!" Mudzidzisi akadanidzira, uye Mila akanyangarika pasuo asina kucheuka.
Nguva yekutumira: Sep-14-2021