77-year-old Sharon Lemond has recently been recognized for her over fifty year career as a teacher in the Houston Independent School District (HISD).
Lemond began teaching in January 1968 during integration. She started her teaching career at Field Elementary School, an all-Caucasian school where she became one of the first Black teachers during that time. Lemond said things weren’t easy working at the school.
“I would walk down the hallways and sometimes people wouldn’t even speak,” Sharon told KHOU 11. “I would say, ‘Good morning,’ and nobody would say anything.”
Over time the educator says a lot has improved with the collaborative relationships between fellow teachers, students, and their families.
During her career she went on to teach multiple subjects in almost every grade level at several schools, including Whittier Elementary School where she taught for more than 20 years.
“Some of the students I taught in elementary school, I taught their children, and, believe it or not, I’ve taught some of their grandchildren,” Lemond said.
Lemond, a mother of six earned a law degree but she realized her passion was teaching. She currently teaches skills for living and learning, or SLL, to special needs students at Navarro Middle School.
Read more:
5 Black-Owned Banks You Should Consider Opening An Account With
Stacey Dash Arrest Report Listed Her Race As White, Police Admit It Was A Mistake
Community Activist Faces Charges After Allegedly Threatening One Of The Three Men Who Assaulted Two Black Women At Pittsburgh Gas Station
Best Friends of 17 years take DNA test discover they’re biological sisters
24-Year-Old Man Sentenced To 30 Days In Jail, Fined $1,000 for Licking Blue Bell Ice Cream On Video
