Introduction

The immediate removal of staff and students from schools in March of 2020, changed the landscape of education forever. School leaders were forced to scramble and pivot to remote learning without all the necessary systems in place. Students and families that relied on in-person schooling not only for instruction and socialization, but also for meals, safety, and security as many in urban school districts do, were faced with immediate challenges that were not easy to address. Yet, addressing those needs were a must. In an already overtaxed health system where racial disparities already existed, we were now faced with disproportionate illness and deaths because of Covid-19.