'I never had that experience': Fresno Unified teacher shares his work with Jennifer Hudson

FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) - A Fresno teacher recognized for giving his students complimentary haircuts was celebated nationally connected the Jennifer Hudson amusement connected Wednesday. Carey Knox, an involution specializer astatine Turner Elementary, gave the trims to his students during their luncheon break.

“I was moving with students with disabilities, and I noticed that I made a alteration successful their lives and truthful it was like, you cognize what? I privation to beryllium capable to, you know, proceed this path," Knox said.

Knox went connected to go an involution specializer astatine Turner Elementary, moving with students who person social, behavioral, oregon acquisition needs.

“Some of those things are similar self-management, self-awareness," Knox explained.

But helium wanted to marque an adjacent bigger interaction so, during the pandemic, helium went to barber schoolhouse to larn however to chopped hairsbreadth properly.

“Most of the students came to maine and they're like, you know, I privation a haircut, I privation a haircut, truthful I started with similar 5 students and past I went to 10 and past 20 and past 20 to 50,” Knox said.

Turner Elementary School adjacent showcased his clipping skills connected societal media.

“And I'm like, Oh my God, I'm like, this went truthful far,” Knox exclaimed.

The students were not lone stepping retired of his seat with a caller chopped - but besides feeling a small spot much confident.

“Just to springiness them that feeling and for them to beryllium capable to travel to maine and speech astir however they consciousness successful their emotions and beryllium capable to like, unfastened up to me, due to the fact that I ne'er had that acquisition increasing up, and truthful conscionable having that, it means a batch to me,” Knox added.

What whitethorn look similar a tiny enactment of kindness has an adjacent bigger interaction connected each pupil helium works with and arsenic an other amusement of appreciation, Knox was amazed with a $10,000 donation.