Parish schools pass out packets

Leader photos by CALEB DANIEL

As Lincoln Parish Schools begin to ramp up distance learning efforts during the extended coronavirus closure, several schools provided coursework in print packets for families without internet access to pick up Wednesday. Pictured at top, Ruston High School Principal Dan Gressett, right, Assistant Principal Justin Barron, middle, and English teacher Elizabeth Williamson hand out packets of schoolwork to families as they drive by Wednesday morning. The packets are intended to last students at least a week, Gressett said.

Pictured at middle is part of the car line extending from Ruston High School down Cooktown Road Wednesday morning as students and parents awaited their turn to receive schoolwork packets.

Pictured at bottom, April Henderson picks up a third-grade schoolwork packet from the filing cabinet outside the front door at Cypress Springs Elementary Wednesday morning.