The whole drawing appeared inside where it could be seen without turning the safety guidance into a memorial page nobody knew how to use.

One evening, boxes arrived at my house.

Ruth opened a flap and removed a blue brochure.

“The type is clear,” she said.

“That was important.”

She read it again before approving the stack.

We set aside eighty copies for the first main registration table, with additional materials for the program and later sessions.

The figures represented people to plan for, not a claim that all of Richmond’s schools could be reached by noon.