Teacher Veronika begins a different school year: her last September away from school
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- Teacher Veronika says she misses her school and pupils while spending her second September on parental leave.
- She says this is her last September away from teaching and that she plans to return next year.
- Veronika and her husband, businessman Simas Kazilionis, welcomed their first child in July 2025.
Teacher Veronika is spending another September away from her pupils, but she says it will be her last. On social media, she wrote that she plans to return to school next year.
She recalled how much effort she had always put into September 1, preparing ideas, surprises, decorations and small wonders for her pupils. She wanted the first day of the school year to become an event children would remember, not simply the start of lessons.
The last September WITHOUT ME. Next year I will return WITH...
This year, she wrote, her ideas have not disappeared. Her attention is also focused on a new child whose childhood she wants to fill with impressions, adventures and fulfilled dreams. One of those dreams is a playground.
Veronika and her husband, businessman Simas Kazilionis, welcomed their first child on July 23, 2025. The couple announced the birth online, describing themselves as a growing team and expressing confidence that they would become wonderful parents.
Official! 1 + 1 = 3. You, me and our love. We became parents!
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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