Washington state students working their way through college are hard-hit by coronavirus
As a college student and a mother of two, Becca Leslie, 29, was already juggling a full load when coronavirus hit King County.
With public schools shut down, she doesn’t know how she’ll be able to study and also take care of her children when her classes resume online April 13. She’s worried about being able to pay rent and for child care for her youngest child. She fears losing money from a work-study job.
“I don’t even know if I’m going to be a student next quarter at Central,” she said. “I’m hoping I’ve done enough good in the world that good karma comes my way.”
Leslie is one of thousands of college students in Washington whose academic lives have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic. For students working their way through school, the situation is especially precarious, with many starting to worry that they might have to put their schooling on hold.
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