Mount Pleasant Magazine Documenting Covid-19

90 www.CoronavirusMag.com | www.ReadMPM.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com feature “I told my students goodbye on a Friday not knowing the call would be made to not return,” explained Beth McCall, a 5th grade teacher at Whitesides Elementary School. “Knowing what I know now, I would have been more specific about what materials to take from their desks and cubbies, but more importantly I would have given them all a reassuring hug and told them how much I loved them and that we were going to get through this together. I certainly tell them during our virtual meetings, but it’s not the same.” BY ANNE SHULER TOOLE Not All Heroes Wear Capes Beth McCall. Photo by Juli Kaplan.