School closures didn’t just affect school-age children, they affected the entire family. Some parents had to enroll their children in the state welfare system so they could be placed with foster families in other parts of the state to be able to attend school. Some children lived with teachers like Virginia Randolph. Several women began grassroots learning centers in homes and churches. They wouldn’t make them full-fledged schools, because they feared that if they created private schools, it would impact their lawsuit.
