When Wendy Cain was a classroom teacher, it was a tragedy involving a student that triggered her passion to become a school counselor.
In Mrs. Cain’s last classroom role as a 5th-grade teacher, one of her students and her entire family was killed by the parent.
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By Jean Ann Collins • [email protected]
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