Jackson water crisis heaps more disruption on city’s schoolchildren

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As the flooding in Jackson, Mississippi, continues to upend the lives of tens of thousands of residents, the city's youngest are struggling to continue their schooling.

Erica Jones, an educator for the last 21 years and president of the Mississippi Association of Educators, said the 20,000 students in the predominantly Black and impoverished school district are dealing with yet another disruption after the pandemic.