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“There’s always a negative connotation where Black men just don’t show up or are involved in a kid’s life,” Pastor Johnson said. “We created an opportunity…for men of all walks...jobs, no jobs, degree, no degrees, children, no children, to come and have an opportunity to engage with the students in our Hartford Public Schools.”

Hartford Superintendent of Schools Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez said this school year, more than perhaps others, is marked by the hope of getting to a new normal. That includes a mask-optional policy this year in the district.