Amy Moore

Teachers missed out on once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

BRATTLEBORO-The recent eclipse that Vermonters were able to experience was beyond breathtaking.

My husband and I enjoyed the 2017 eclipse together with friends. This year, we were looking forward to enjoying totality or getting as close to it as possible and sharing it with our daughter, who was born in 2019.

We made it up to St. Johnsbury and waited in anticipation. The darkness, the silence, and the temperature drop during totality - followed by the cheers and applause - was simply amazing and memorable. My daughter and I talked about it for days afterward.

The only thing missing from this experience this time was my husband, who was stuck at school for the entire day, until 4 p.m.

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