Brownsville high school teacher takes students on the trip of a lifetime
Frederick Douglass Academy VII. Image © 2018 Google Maps photo
A Brownsville high school teacher was nominated for the Hometown Hero Award for giving his students the chance to experience cultures and life outside of their borough.
Bijoun Eric Jordan, a Frederick Douglass Academy VII English teacher, has taught in city schools for 14 years, and he wants his pupils, mainly African-Americans and Hispanics from economically disadvantaged families, to travel the world because they may not have the funds to do so on their own.
Jordan, 36, raised $42,000 last year for his students to travel to Spain, where they visited Madrid and Barcelona.
