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Polk County’s six legislators sat on a stage at the Polk State College Center for Public Safety in Winter Haven late last week for a listening session. ....
Right now, I have students from Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Columbia, Pero, India, Bangladesh,” said Boyer, this week’s A+ Teacher. Flags hang in her classroom at Lake Region High School. Boyer is the perfect example of the future her students are fighting for. Do you share your story with them?” asked Spectrum Bay News 9’s Erica Riggins. “Is that Day 1? To help bring down any barriers or any fears? Exactly,” Boyer said. “So they can see, if I did, they can do it. They know that I was an ESOL student myself. I came to the United States at the age of 19, not speaking any English, and I was able to overcome it, and look where I m at now, helping them. ....