Teachers prepare to safely show kids the solar eclipse

The total solar eclipse Monday is a once in a lifetime event. Some Tri-City area teachers want to make sure their students don’t miss it. Mike Glatter, physical education coach at J.B Maitland Elementary School, said all students older than pre-K will walk by from 1-1:30 p.m. to view the eclipse projected onto a screen by a makeshift projector attached to a telescope. “It will be completely safe for (students) to look at. They will not be looking directly into the sun,” said Glatter. Glatter said he learned how to make the makeshift projector attachment for the telescope from Ken Stage,

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