When Gissela Martinez's little brother came to her in fear that police would deport her family to Mexico, the Hamshire-Fannett High School senior decided she wanted to spread a message of unity. Martinez said she was at home with her 12-year-old brother when he confused a septic worker for a police officer knocking on the family's front door. Over spring break, Martinez and Hatcher - a communications, journalism and yearbook teacher - collaborated to create a six-foot mural in school's cafeteria that reads, "Where there is unity there is victory." "Gissela came to me in January or so and said that she really hated how there has been so much racial tension in the United States lately, and that she wanted to leave her mark at the school," Hatcher said. When a full week went by and Hamshire-Fannett High School Principal Janna Carter still hadn't received a response from her bosses, Martinez decided to take matters into her own hands. Because the project could be interpreted as political, Hatcher said she was mindful of how sensitive she had to be in her approach. "Sitting behind a keyboard and disputing the presidential election solves absolutely nothing, no matter which political party you're affiliated with," Hatcher said.
Hamshire-fannett Teen Spreads Unity In School's Halls
By Sara E. Flores, The Beaumont Enterprise
Tue, 03/28/2017 - 9:52am
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Texas Jefferson County Beaumont
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