The Teacher Who Refused to Give Up

In 2019, a high school English teacher in Nashville named Clara Johnson noticed a student named Marcus sitting in the back row, hood up, headphones in, turning in blank assignments. Other teachers had written him off. One suggested he be moved to an alternative school. The administration flagged him as a behavioral problem. Clara did something different. She pulled a chair next to his desk one afternoon and said, "I'm not going anywhere."…