Due to the uncertainty and quickly changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-2021 school year was challenging for everyone, including students, parents, administration, and teachers. Even as 2022 approaches, schools are still evaluating whether to return to in-person learning or to continue to use a hybrid model for the upcoming school year. Here, Paulette Chaffee, attorney, educator, and Ambassador for Orange County 4th District, dives deeper into this topic below, highlighting how teachers rose to the challenges of the 2020-2021 school year. Schools Response to the Pandemic The first confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States were on January…
Paulette Chaffee Reflects on the 2020-2021 School Year and How Educators Stepped Up to the Challenge









