Daveed Diggs Executive Producing New Docuseries About High Schoolers During COVID-19 Pandemic [Video]

According to Deadline, Tony Award winner Daveed Diggs is executive producing a new KQED documentary series centering on Bay Area high schoolers during the 2020-2021 school year.

The Class seeks to shed light on six students from Deer Valley High School as they worked hard to push through the COVID-19 pandemic. With the pandemic requiring schools to implement distance learning, high school students had to navigate a new and unprecedented way of engaging with their education.

“High school has always been a challenging time, but in the age of COVID it took an extra dose of courage and perseverance to succeed. As an Oakland native and a fierce advocate for expanding opportunities in education, I am proud to be a part of The Class which highlights the stories of six incredible Bay Area teens as they fight to achieve their dreams,” Diggs said.

The six-part series, directed Jaye and Adam Fenderson, aims “to reflect on the …