<p>Motherdear, a friend of a friend from Minnesota died in the towers (visiting on business), so other areas of the county were affected, though not to the degree as NYC or DC. My older son, who was then in 9th grade at a new school, was allowed to watch TV coverage during PE class. I was upset about that at the time, since the kids both knew that their dad was supposed to be flying out of Logan that day. I did call the schools, to see if there was an early dismissal, and asked that a message be conveyed that Dad was home, but neither got the message. I just can’t imagine how hard this was for kids whose parents worked at the twin towers or the Pentagon.</p>