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Retired Elkhart teacher urges adults to put students first in Elkhart Community Schools

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Gary McAllister, a longtime Elkhart educator and current homebound instructor, used public comment to urge that every school decision center on student learning and well-being, offering three practical rules for teachers and adults who work with students.

Gary McAllister, a retired teacher who now provides homebound instruction, told meeting attendees that every decision in Elkhart Community Schools should put students first, and offered three guiding principles for classroom adults.

McAllister said he grew up in the district and spent most of his working life there. “I started school in Elkhart in 1960,” he said, adding…

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