George Floyd's second grade teacher, Waynel Sexton, remembers him as the 8-year-old she taught at Frederick Douglass Elementary in Third Ward, Houston, 38 years ago. In her files of former students' work, she pulled out an essay written by Floyd -- or Perry, as she knew him then -- about his aspirations for his future: "He was a happy boy. He was quiet. He enjoyed school, he enjoyed his friends. And you know, he wrote that he wanted to be a Supreme Court justice." Reflecting on the irony of his death being the opposite of justice, Sexton reflects, "We can do so much better. I spent my whole life working through literacy to bring equality because I always felt that if I could teach all my children to read and to read well, that it would open a door, that it would be a gateway for them. And so I think that we just need more training. And clearly now, we all need more training in how to better serve our boys and girls."

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