You can find Carey Knox walking the halls to pull students out of class.
As an intervention specialist at Turner Elementary School, he focuses on the student’s social-emotional learning.
“Teaching students about self-awareness, self-management, social skills,” Knox said.
That includes periodic check-ins to see how students are doing.
It was through those check-ins he noticed something about JayVari Boyd, who wasn’t playing much with other kids.
“I noticed like, you know what, I’ve been here all year long and you have not had a haircut,” Knox said.
Knox, who went to barber school during the pandemic, got his principal’s permission, then the parent’s permission.
He found out the parents struggled to find someone to cut JayVari’s hair well.
Knox gave the free haircut during lunch and said JayVari’s demeanor completely changed.
“As soon as I was done, he was happy, running around, doing dances, jumping everywhere. I was like ‘That’s all it took, huh? Ok.'” Knox said.
Word got out that Mr. Knox was giving lunchtime lineups.