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Norris School social studies teacher makes 9/11 part of his lessons

Posted on Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Caitlin Ashworth, The Gazette
Date: 9/11/2017
Link: Complete Article

Brian Chamberlin, photo by Kevin Gutting

SOUTHAMPTON — Brian Chamberlin stood in front of a sixth-grade class and held up a metal squeegee.

The tool saved lives on Sept. 11, 2001, he told his students at the William E. Norris School, when a maintenance worker used it to help people who were stuck in an elevator escape after a plane crashed into the World Trade Center.

Chamberlin, a social studies teacher, has been teaching students about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks for the past 15 years.

But as the years go by, more and more students know less and less about the events, Chamberlin said.

“I just want them to remember it,” he said.

On Monday, he started the class by asking students what they know.

Continue Reading at The Gazette

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: September 11, Westhampton Elementary School, William E. Norris School

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