Essay and art from Waynel Sexton's Facebook
An essay written by an 8-year-old George Floyd has emerged, showing he had big dreams to serve his community.
The piece was shared by Waynel Sexton, Floyd’s 2nd-grade teacher, at the Frederick Douglass Elementary School in Texas.
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For a Black History assignment, Sexton asked the students to write “How will you impact the future?”
The essay remains one of Sexton’s favorite memories of Floyd, who was killed by a former Minneapolis police officer on Memorial Day.
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She went on to describe Floyd as a “quiet” kid who “was a delight to have in the classroom.”
