After more than 40 years, Martin County teacher retires
SOMMAR BRUGAL, Treasure Coast Newspapers
May 22, 2021
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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) Every day for the past 42 years, Karen Fleming has been excited to wake up and teach. She doesn’t consider it a job, but a calling.
“Everyday you come in and you really make a difference in a kid’s life,” especially for the students struggling most, she said.
She’s taught the past 24 years at Riverbend Academy, a school that educates youth with trauma-informed pasts and is affiliated with SandyPines Hospital in Tequesta, a psychiatric facility for youth ages 5 through 17. As a teacher and emotional and behavioral specialist, she oversees and develops protocols for understanding and addressing students’ behaviors.