Sadly, the coronavirus claims the life of New York City retired physical eduction teacher Myrtle Pollard.

The educational community is saddened by the passing of yet another educator who has been lost to the coronavirus. Myrtle Pollard, a retired teacher from New York City, succumbed to the disease on March 28, 2020. She was 80 years old.

Myrtle taught the majority of her career at PS 181 in Flatbush, Brooklyn.  She taught health education and physical education. She also instructed courses in Adult Basic Education in the Bronx. She retired 17 years ago,

Myrtle earned her Bachelor’s degree at Claflin University, a historically Black university located in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. She earned her Master’s degree at City College of New York. Myrtle was an active member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority for 60 years.

Myrtle was one of many educators in her family. Her late husband, her sisters, and her daughter also entered the profession, and all devoted careers to the New York City Department of Education..

To read more about Myrtle, see this link at New York State United Teachers.