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“Hippie” teacher cuts hair in support of student raising money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
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Megan & Mr Wright Photo Courtesy of KARE11.com
With all the reports about teachers who don't understand students with special needs and even some who abuse those students, it is only right to point out a teacher who does something amazing for one of his students who touched his heart.
Rick Wright of Crystal, Minnesota teaches the sixth grade. His students describe his hair as “long and shaggy and brown” and say he “kinda looks like a hippie”. His hair had not been cut since he was in school as a student himself, and he had not had any plans of cutting it. Then he met Megan Nurnberger.
Sometimes students with special needs are not students who have long lasting disabilities. Megan Nurnberger (pictured on the right with Rick Wright) is a sixth grader at Mr. Wright's school was diagnosed with leukemia a year ago. Megan's attitude and generosity encouraged everyone who met her. So this year, when she decided to ask her school to help her raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Rick Wright took the challenge to heart. He told his school that if they raised $4000, he would do the unthinkable; cut his hair for the first time in over thirty years.
Mr Right before and after Courtesy KARE11.com
Mr Wright summed up the reason he went through with the cut to the students who were there to watch, “I think I can imagine a world without my hair. I can not imagine a world without heroes like Megan to set an example for all of us.”
NOTE: Megan is still battling her disease and a fund has been set up to help her family with living expenses. Donations can be made at any USBank to the “Megan Nurnberger Donation Account”.
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