BOISE (Idaho Ed News) — Chad Martin never thought he’d find himself cleaning up a student’s blood in the aftermath of a school shooting. But, not wanting to put that burden on others, the superintendent of the Jefferson County School District 251 and members of his staff did just that after a May 2021 shooting […]
Students’ eyes lit up as BJ Edwards approached their lunch table. “I know him,” one yelled. Clad in a black “Dads on Duty” T-shirt and a baseball cap, Edwards has become a regular lunchtime visitor at Rigby Middle School, one of at least 10 volunteer dads participating in a program aimed at connecting kids to […]
The new volunteer program brings in dads to bridge the community and schools together, explains Whitney Wagoner, the student safety coordinator for the district.
"This has been an amazing thing the last few months is that students will now come down to our office and say, 'I saw somebody look sad today or I saw somebody that just something wasn't quite right.'," Howard said.