This is Brandon Morrison, fifth grade teacher in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Early in the fall, as a new school year was beginning.

Today is Monday of week two, so I made it through a week of school.

And PR asked some teachers to document their experiences.

It was an interesting week. I will say it might have been one of the most

difficult I've had in my career. I could see a mix of a lot of students who, for a lot of them,

it's really become difficult to sustain focus. It's so nice being a person and being back with the kids.

I have sophomores who haven't been in school since they were eighth graders.

A lot of the teachers like Aurea Mayberham and Chicago talked about how COVID precautions and the

overall strain of the pandemic were adding a complicated layer to everything they did.

Every second I'm having to ask students to put their masks on.

I have two boys in particular and they just cannot seem to keep their masks on.

I don't know. It's only been a week and I'm seeing how unprepared we are for this.

My name is Sarah Caswell. I am a special education and science teacher at Aurea

Mayberham Lincoln High School in Philadelphia. A lot of anxiety. I'm using a lot of anxiety about keeping kids safe.

Like with no social distancing, no capacity, really a social distance.

But I don't have wipes, I don't have cleaning supplies, I don't have like nothing.

We've had two teachers who have literally just quit.

This is Penelope Casada from sample elementary. I teach music. K to fifth grade.

My biggest worry is that I don't want any of my students to get sick. A lot of them,

they don't eat well, they don't sleep well, they don't have the best living conditions.

So I really think if they get sick, it's probably going to be bad.

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