KERRVILLE, Texas — Kerrville ISD returned to school on Wednesday. But this new school year is different.

Superintendent Brent Ringo said the school district, which is made up of 4,600 students, is facing adversity. But he said the community is resilient.

"Our schools are a beacon of hope and resiliency," Ringo said.

In the aftermath of the devastating flooding, the school district wanted to see how students and staff were impacted by the floods. Ringo said it affected 70 of their families.

"We knew we had employees who lost homes," Ringo said. "We lost our Teacher of the Year, tragically, along with his wife and two kids. We had employees lose family members."

Tivy High School Principal Rick Sralla said, in recent weeks, the staff has leaned heavily on one another.

"We knew it was go

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