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Former gang member is named Missouri's Teacher of the Year

Darrion "DC" Cockrell was recently named Missouri's Teacher of the Year. During his acceptance speech, the physical education teacher revealed some of the challenges he overcame to get to where he is now. He spent part of his childhood in foster care and became a gang member but says his teachers helped change his life. Now, he's the educator changing the lives of others.

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