Crooked Billet Students Hold 'Acceptance Day'
The fourth annual event focused on medical diagnoses and disabilities.
Crooked Billet Elementary School students received valuable lessons in respect and consideration Friday during the school’s fourth annual Acceptance Day. Each year, Team Crooked Billet — a group of educators who coordinate the event — select a topic to teach students, so they are better informed about their peers and the world around them, and can become more accepting individuals. Educators on Friday talked about medical diagnoses and disabilities, since the subjects are becoming widely discussed issues. Students learned about hearing impairment and autism, and how those disabilities affect those who live with them on a daily basis. Students also heard from guest speaker and Hatboro-Horsham High School senior Sean Canepa, who shared …
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9:15 am on Monday, January 16, 2012
I love this! Kudos to CB teachers for helping kids have a greater appreciation for each other by teaching them about their differences.   more ›