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Our Essential Workers: Washougal School District’s technical support specialist ‘hit the ground running’

Linda Henderson helps support teachers, staff as they navigate new world of distance-learning during COVID-19 school shutdowns

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(Contributed photo courtesy of Washougal School District) Linda Henderson, the Washougal School District's technical support specialist, has played a key role in the district's efforts to build an online learning platform after schools closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year due to statewide "stay at home" orders meant to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Editor’s Note: This article is part an occasional Post-Record series, “Our Essential Workers,” highlighting East Clark County residents who are working on the front lines — in health care, as first responders, at the grocery stores, for essential city services, in transportation, in our school districts, etc. — to help make all of our lives safer and more secure during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have a suggestion for a person we should feature in this series, please email Managing Editor Kelly Moyer at [email protected] and type “Essential Workers” in the subject line. 

Linda Henderson has always seen herself as a natural problem-solver; that’s why she enjoys her job as the Washougal School District’s technical support specialist.

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