Spanish Fort Middle School teacher dies in Saraland crash: ‘He made our school a better place’

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SARALAND, Ala. (WKRG) — A Spanish Fort Middle School teacher has been identified as the man killed in a Saraland crash that happened on June 30.

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Eighth-grade history teacher Devery Jenkins was killed during a four-vehicle crash involving two 18-wheelers on Highway 158 between Kali Oka Road and Shelton Beach Road.

According to school administrators, Jenkins was “a steady presence, a compassionate heart, and a source of encouragement” for everyone who knew him.

To his students, Jenkins was someone who believed in them and celebrated their successes, according to administrators…

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