Start of school is unique for Central Texas children watching the eclipse

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Monday, August 21st is only the fourth day of the school year for children at St. Gabriel’s Catholic School in Austin. After three days of going over school and class procedure, Monday is the first day lessons really resume, and this year has an exciting start: the entire school, kindergarten through 8th grade, will watch Central Texas’ partial solar eclipse together at 1:00 p.m.
The school has prepared in advance and ordered solar-safe glasses for its students