Soundbytes: students reflect on quarantine anniversary
March 13, 2021
Exactly one year ago today, Westford Public Schools shut down as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts. Businesses shut down, schools closed, unemployment rates spiraled, toilet paper went out of stock, and no one knew anything. Students were clueless about how an unexpected vacation would impact the rest of their lives. Little did they know one deadly virus could impact the way they go to school, go to work, play sports, or see their friends and family. The Ghostwriter asked students: “If you could go back in time to before quarantine started, what would you tell yourself and why?”.