Kobe Bryant: the legacy of the Black Mamba
February 6, 2020
Following the death of retired professional basketball player Kobe Bryant and eight others who lost their lives in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, we asked Palo Alto High School students and teachers about their response to death – and life. Here is what they said.
Kobe Bryant by Emily Yun and Maia Johnsson
Compiled by Emily Yun and Maia Johnsson
Photo by Alexandra Walt: CC0 1.0 Universal
![Shounak Dharap, president of the school board of Palo Alto Unified School District, announced Friday morning that Superintendent Don Austin separated from his superintendent position at PAUSD. Corbin Dodd, an Ethnic Studies and AP Seminar teacher at Palo Alto High School, said that Austin's separation from the district surprised him and his colleagues. "Negotiations are happening right now, so there's a lot of talk about the school board and the superintendent, but it [Austin's separation] wasn't on my radar, and I don't think it was on the radar of any of the teachers I've spoken to," Dodd said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_7950-300x225.png)
