While families are rushing around for the first day back to school, these educators are kicking back and enjoying breakfast for being out of school.
ALMA, Ark. — Retired educators in Alma met at their local Cracker Barrel for an annual first day back to school breakfast.
The retired Airedales share a combined 761 years in education and continue the annual tradition of meeting for eggs and coffee. This year though, they added a tour of new facilities.
Retired Superintendent David Woolly is a sophomore joining the retired educators. Retiring after 50 years in education, he says they typically don’t talk about school at the breakfast.
“We’re catching up on each other’s lives, who’s doing what, who’s traveled where, who has new grandkids, that sort of conversation,” Woolly said.
With new facilities finally being taken into full possession by the district on the first day, the retired educators were once …