In Briana Boccard’s pre-kindergarten class, only four of 17 students showed up on May 31 — the last day of classes. They sat comfortably watching a movie, waiting for their 2:15 p.m. dismissal.
A few rooms down the hall at Leadership Academy at Como Elementary, only seven of 16 students showed up to Brittany Clonch’s class. They, too, watched a movie.
In the bilingual pre-kindergarten classroom, Ruth Edwards and the 10 of 15 students that showed celebrated the last day of classes with pizza, cupcakes and cookies.
Only four of 17 students showed up to Briana Boccard’s pre-kindergarten class on May 31, the last day of school at Leadership Academy at Como Elementary. Pre-kindergarten assistant Nakesha Holloway watched a movie with the students. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Briana Boccard, a pre-kindergarten teacher at the Leadership Academy at Como Elementary, packed up her classroom befire the last day of classes on May 31. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Chairs sit on top of a table inside Briana Boccard’s classroom. Boccard, who teaches pre-kindergarten, had students watch a movie on May 31. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Students watch a movie on May 31. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Brittany Clonch poses with her pre-kindergarten class on May 31 at the Leadership Academy at Como Elementary. Clonch had seven of her 15 students in attendance. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Brittany Clonch, a pre-kindergarten teacher, has her classroom packed up for the last of classes. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Students in Ruth Edwards’ bilingual pre-kindergarten classroom have a last day of school pizza party on May 31. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
A student eats pizza on the last day of school at the Leadership Academy at Como Elementary. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
A face mask, pizza and juice boxes sit on a table inside Ruth Edwards’ bilingual pre-kindergarten classroom on May 31. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
The Leadership Academy at Como Elementary celebrated students’ last day of classes for the 2021-2022 school year on May 31. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Parents line up to pick up their children on May 31. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Cars pull up to the north side of the Leadership Academy at Como Elementary to pick up their children on the last day of school. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
Teachers and pre-kindergarten teachers come out of the Leadership Academy at Como Elementary for last day of school pick-ups. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report) 
A teacher helps guide parents during after-school pick up. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Fort Worth ISD schools officially ended classes for the 2021-2022 school year on May 31.
Students were supposed to be released for the summer on May 27, but snow days earlier in the year had to be accounted for.
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