Ladera Ranch Middle begins first day of school online
It was a strange sight seeing empty desks and classrooms at Ladera Ranch Middle School, as teachers started the first day of the 2020-21 school year by connecting with their students online.
Teachers and students for all of Capistrano Unified began school virtually on August 18 due to safety standards brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deanna Bleidistel, 6th grade English teacher at Ladera Ranch Middle School, talks to her students online on the first day of the school year with the classroom seats behind her empty due to COVID-19 safety concerns. Photo by Steven Georges/Cornerstone Communications
Allison Johnson, 6th grade English teacher at Ladera Ranch Middle School, smiles with her shirt celebrating the first day of school in an empty class with all students attending online. Photo by Steven Georges/Cornerstone Communications
Ladera Ranch Middle School’s 6th grade math teacher Van Le talks to his students from a laptop and an empty classroom on the first day of the new school year. Photo by Steven Georges/Cornerstone Communications
Kimberly Roberson, 6th and 8th grade math teacher at Ladera Ranch Middle School, on her first day as a new teacher. Photo by Steven Georges/Cornerstone Communications
Kimberly Roberson, Ladera Ranch Middle School’s new math teacher, talks to her kids on her laptop from her empty classroom on the first day of school. Photo by Steven Georges/Cornerstone Communications
Ladera Ranch Middle School’s 6th grade math teacher Van Le talks to his students from a laptop and an empty classroom on the first day of the new school year. Photo by Steven Georges/Cornerstone Communications
Ladera Ranch Middle School on the first day of the school year. Photo by Steven Georges/Cornerstone Communications
Ladera Ranch Middle School on the first day of the school year with teacher’s cars in the parking lot and no students present as they learn virtually online for safety reasons during the pandemic lockdown. Photo by Steven Georges/Cornerstone Communications
