Posted on 04/08/2020 5:36:01 PM PDT by Faith Presses On
PLEASANTON (CBS SF) –People shut in their homes in Pleasanton were jolted by the sounds of honking horns and shouts reverberating through their streets Wednesday, coming from a rolling parade of teachers saluting their students and families amid the coronavirus sheltering in place.
The parade was organized by teachers at Donlon Elementary School in Pleasanton on Wednesday. Led by members of the Pleasanton Police Department, the Donlon teachers rode in a caravan of vehicles throughout the neighborhoods served by the school, bringing smiles to the faces of those who were roused out of their homes.
Many of the teachers’ cars had messages written on them, telling the students that they were missed. Excited school kids returned the sentiments with smiles, waves and thumbs ups.
“Such a bright day for all of us!” said Donlon staffer Becky Simons. “It was such a treat to see all the smiles in our community, young and old.”
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Teachers in school districts across the country have been doing hundreds, if not thousands, of these parades over the past few weeks (Google lists over 2,500 news articles on local parades), but especially over the past few days. Yet “car church” isn’t okay!
These are just some of the teacher parades that were held in the past few days and the past week, despite there probably being state orders for prohibiting people from taking non-essential trips from home.
Alaska
https://www.kyuk.org/post/slideshow-elementary-school-connects-kids-teacher-parade
Arizona
https://www.kold.com/2020/04/08/coronado-k-teachers-have-parade-see-students/
Arkansas
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2020/apr/05/teachers-parade-through-neighbors-cheer/
California
https://myvalleynews.com/photos-ysabel-barnett-elementary-teachers-parade-for-their-students/
https://www.turnto23.com/news/makin-it/local-teacher-parade-in-northwest-bakersfield
https://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/local-news/teachers-parade/
Illinois
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/04/07/teachers-parade-through-berwyn/dlvj4m/
https://q985online.com/poplar-grove-elementary-teachers-surprise-students-with-parade/
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2020/04/02/photos-waltham-teachers-parade/dvn1i53/
Iowa
Kentucky
https://www.lex18.com/news/coronavirus/mary-todd-elementary-community-parades-smiles
Massachusetts
Nebraska
https://www.knopnews2.com/content/news/Cozad-teachers-on-parade-569398071.html
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
https://www.salemnews.net/news/local-news/2020/04/teachers-parade-for-students/
https://chroniclet.com/news/209034/we-miss-you-amherst-teachers-hold-parking-lot-parade-to-see-kids/
https://www.tdn-net.com/news/82126/m-u-staff-on-parade-to-connect-with-students
Oregon
Tennessee
Wyoming
https://www.luskherald.com/article/corona-cant-keep-us-down
In the last week:
California
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/coronavirus/article241718526.html
Connecticut
https://www.theday.com/article/20200408/NWS01/200409663
https://www.norwichbulletin.com/photogallery/CT/20200402/NEWS/402009998/PH/1
Illinois
Iowa
https://kmch.com/blog/2020/04/02/ed-co-teachers-hosting-parade-on-friday-afternoon/
Kentucky
https://www.lex18.com/news/coronavirus/brenda-cowan-elementary-teachers-parade-a-message-of-hope
Massachusetts
New Jersey
https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/community/article_96642818-7950-11ea-be1b-ab6b848472e6.html
New York
https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/pembroke-teachers-organize-thinking-of-you-parade
Oklahoma
https://www.news-star.com/news/20200405/prague-teachers-host-teacher-parade
South Dakota
https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/dakota-valley-teachers-parade-through-town-to-visit-students
Texas
Virginia
One parade was broken up in Kansas City:
https://www.theblaze.com/news/cops-break-up-grade-school-teachers-driving-parade
Some elementary teachers did that through out neighborhood. Our kids were homeschooled, I am suspect of almost all government school programs, but I got to admit, it was a cool thing to do for the kids in the system.
Obviously orchestrated! And what’s the point? No drive-in church service, but the teacher’s union can parade around in cars.
When I was a kid the last person we wanted to see on a ‘snow days was a teacher. Not even a ‘favorite’ teacher.
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