Sink or Swim 

Mrs. Fein: We can’t reshape an entire school program around your daughter’s anxiety triggers.

Tova: My daughter’s emotional needs are deeply real – and should be accommodated.

Mrs. Fein

The day we updated the school’s Shine Together Middos Project bulletin board with confetti and celebratory emojis, it felt like the entire building was shaking from the cheering.

I could hear it from inside my office with the door closed and the outer office creating a buffer zone in front.

I stepped out and smiled at Shira, the secretary. “So, did you hear the news?” I asked. “Our girls met their target and got enough points to win a major trip.”

“How could I miss it?” she laughed.

A few teachers stepped in, talking animatedly.

“Oh, Mrs. Fein. They are so excited! What’s the prize going to be?” asked Miss Jacobs, who taught seventh and eighth grade Yahadus.