For the past four months, an Alabama eighth grader claims a couple of his white classmates have terrorized him because of the color of his skin. After a
Samantha Baulch’s attorney, says she was a year shy of reaching tenure. They both believe her contract wasn't renewed because she pressed about COVID-19 protocol.
Following last year’s inaugural class, Vestavia Hills City Schools has unveiled this year’s Hall of Fame class, a group of five educators that includes a legendary baseball coach and the first African-American teacher in the school system.
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
No matter the age group, no matter the problem, Tawanna Morton finds a way to help people in a variety of ways through her substance abuse prevention program.
“I had one young man who started selling drugs because his mom was a user,” she said. “One day, he got up [for school] and there was no power in the house. They had to wear uniforms [to school], and he didn’t realize he did not have on the blue pants for his uniform because, of course, in the dark you can’t tell blue from gray.”