Instead, she'll be teaching at Ward Elementary. She said Thursday was a sad time for her. Part of that was an ordinary sadness. Another part wasn't. But the kids are going to be fine.
Kids are always fine.
Right now it's hard, but eventually we'll feel good about it. Lightfoot echoed some of that sentiment, saying the sadness of leaving behind students she's formed bonds with is something she works toward. It's a good kind of sadness, she said. Mayhall has spent two years as Jones' principal and will become Mann Middle School's principal next year. Although she won't be with her teachers, she'll be with Jones' fifth-graders, who will graduate to the sixth grade at Mann, and she's happy about that.