Quick to smile, always armed with a sense of humor, a tireless advocate for children’s education and the “best teacher ever,” students and faculty say. On June 17, [Steve] Birdsall will stand in front of his fifth-grade classroom for the last time. He is retiring after a 23-year career in the Issaquah School District — 21 of those spent at Maple Hills....
But unlike other classrooms, this teacher stands in front with a walker.
Birdsall, 51, was diagnosed with a rare degenerative disease, known as multiple system atrophy, last fall.
Birdsall, 51, was diagnosed with a rare degenerative disease, known as multiple system atrophy, last fall.
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Never-say-quit teacher leaves a final lesson
Chantelle Lusebrink: clusebrink@isspress.com
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