Sandy Lane Elementary School connect with students by parading through neighborhoods
Courtesy: Clearwater Police Department
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Teachers and staff from Sandy Lane Elementary school piled in their cars Friday morning and paraded through neighborhoods around the school as a way to connect with their students who are home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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They made signs, honked their horns and waved at students along the way.
Courtesy: Clearwater Police Department
An officer from the Clearwater Police Department escorted the teachers along the parade route.
Teachers said it was hard to tell who was having more fun- the teachers seeing their students or the students seeing their teachers.
Courtesy: Clearwater Police Department
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