WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio — He’s been a Tiger since fourth grade. He knows every hallway, every teacher, every face. And somehow, in all those years, Ernest Alexander never met a stranger.
“He is a social butterfly,” said his mother, Que Walker. “He literally latches onto everybody. He will hold conversations. He will make you laugh. The first time you meet him, you will never forget him. And nobody does.”
Last week, Warrensville Heights High School said goodbye to one of its own. Ernest, a 17-year-old junior with autism, and other learning challenges, was transferring to a new school. But before he left, the entire building came out to send him off — a clap-out that stretched through the hallways and ended with hugs from the teachers who had watched him grow…