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Thu Aug 6, 2020, 08:39 AM Aug 2020

Some Iowa teachers wrote their own obituaries because they're scared of their governor's school reop



Some Iowa teachers wrote their own obituaries because they're scared of their governor's school reopening plan
By David Williams, CNN 20 mins ago

Some Iowa teachers wrote their own obituaries because they're scared of their governor's school reopening plan

Sarah Backstrom knew this school year was going to be different, even without the Covid-19 pandemic. The veteran teacher moved to Des Moines, Iowa, with her young daughters to teach in a new school district -- but this is the first time she's been scared about returning to the classroom.




So, in addition to all her back-to-school preparations this summer, Backstrom wrote her own obituary and sent it to Gov. Kim Reynolds' office.

"It wasn't something at all that I took lightly. It was something that I really hoped that my governor would read and hear that if something were to happen to me, that this is who is no longer here," she told CNN. "I'm hoping that she will start to realize that these are real people, and these are real lives."

In her obituary, which she provided to CNN, she wrote, "Sarah loved her friends and family with her whole heart. She had a laugh that was infectious and could always be counted on for an off-hand remark or a joke. She was known for finding sunshine even in the darkest of times."

Backstrom, 43, said that she was known for her "rainbow hair and eccentric fashion sense," and urged her friends and loved ones to wear leopard prints or a funny T-shirts and rainbow wigs to celebrate her life.....................................................................................




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Teacher Sarah Backstrom, right, said home schooling her daughters Josephine, 10, and Vivienne, 4, was a challenge, so she understands why parents want their kids back in school. © Courtesy Sarah Backstrom Teacher Sarah Backstrom, right, said home schooling her daughters Josephine, 10, and Vivienne, 4, was a challenge, so she understands why parents want their kids back in school.
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