The Breakfast Club: Enduring lessons for stronger school-based relationships

It was September 2020. Roughly 6 months had passed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of August, our Superintendent had announced that our school district would remain on remote instruction through mid October 2020, and potentially for the entire 2020–2021 school year. As a passionate school-based occupational therapist, with 14 years of hard-earned experience under my belt in a challenging inner-city setting, I had seen my fair share of challenges and unpredictable scenarios.