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Cherokee County special needs teacher goes beyond academics to teach students to be gentlemen

A teacher for students with special needs in Cherokee County bought every boy in his class a suit for Mother's Day Brunch
Credit: 11Alive

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — Angela Prater-Law didn't know what to expect when she walked into Carmel Elementary School for Mother's Day Brunch. 

The teacher and paraprofessional of her son's special needs, the self-contained class, had invited all the moms. 

It's a class full of boys, and it can get rambunctious. But what Angela saw instead was totally charming. 

Her son's teacher had purchased suits for every boy in the class. They all looked dapper and adorable. 

Teacher Mr. Tommy Jones and Parapro Mrs. Mallory Andrews had spent the morning teaching the boys how to be gentlemen. 

They all greeted their moms in suits with flowers in hand, eventually set the table for brunch and wrote their mom's notes about how special they were. 

Angela said she was blown away. 

"Isaiah has learned so much from you that he will carry forever. He’s been holding the door for others and saying look, Mom, Coach taught me how to be a gentleman. So Coach Tommy Jones and Mrs. Andrews, just know that you go way above just teaching academics. You shower your students with love, and you have made a pretty big impression on the kids that they will carry into their future. I’m forever grateful," she said.

Angela said Mr. Jones and Mrs. Andrews not only care about educating these kids but also loving them outside the classroom. 

The teachers are inspiring these kids to become the best versions of themselves. 

Angela said this is a Mother's Day she will never forget, and these boys won't either. 

Thank you, Mr. Jones and Mrs Andrews, for celebrating all of them for exactly who they are!

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