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Springdale's First Teacher of Marshallese Descent Hopes to be Role Model for Marshallese Students

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Jessica Olson
courtesy: Springdale Public Schools

We speak with Jessica Olson, who is a physical education and health teacher at Springdale's Sonora Middle School, about the kind of role model she hopes to be for the Marshallese students at her school as she is half Marshallese herself, making her the first teacher of Marshallese descent in a school district that has thousands of Marshallese students.

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