A taekwondo class in rural Alaska may save the community’s school

A taekwondo class in rural Alaska may save the community’s school

Blackbelt Jesse Dempsey leads his fellow Whale Pass Taekwondo students during a class on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD) School just let out for the day, and students in the tiny Southeast Alaska community of Whale Pass quickly hustled to change into their taekwondo uniforms. They then gathered on a blue mat in one of the school’s two classrooms and turned their attention to a  big-screen TV. Through a projected Zoom meeting, Se…