Question

5.02 read: check-in: you should meet katherine johnson
chapters 1-3

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check-in: you should meet katherine johnson chapters 1-3

why did katherine, her siblings, and her mother move to institute, west virginia, while her father stayed in white sulphur springs?

white sulphur springs was a dangerous place for the family to live, and institute was much safer.

katherines mother got a job as a school teacher in institute.

her parents divorced just before katherine was about to begin high school.

there was a high school for the children to attend in institute, but not in white sulphur springs.

Explanation:

In the biography You Should Meet Katherine Johnson, Katherine's family faced segregation-era educational limitations. White Sulphur Springs had no high school for Black children, while Institute, West Virginia, had a high school accessible to them. Her father stayed to maintain his job and home, while the rest of the family relocated so Katherine and her siblings could continue their education.

Answer:

There was a high school for the children to attend in Institute, but not in White Sulphur Springs.