His shoes — a well-worn pair of chukka boots that have become the butt of good-natured ribbing.
But what started as a playful April Fools’ Day joke quickly caught fire on social media and within 24 hours their fundraising effort has gone viral. It’s since raised more than $2,600. “The students would rag on them, and I would feed into it to build rapport with them,” he said. “It was a great connector for us.”
His assistant principal, Brian Galetto, said Mr. Julian has taking the teasing from his students in good fun, though he’s been overwhelmed by its traction on social media. The tweet struck a chord with educators. It has since received more than 132,000 likes 14,000 retweets.a humorous take on life at a fictional Philly schoolBy Saturday, PA Youth Vote, a nonpartisan coalition of students and educators, had even latched on to the campaign to raise awareness for the city’s underfunded schools.
If anything, Galetto said, the joke speaks to the strength of the relationship Perrin has built with his students.
I'm sure his new shoes will be stolen right off his feet since he works in a Philly high school.
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I'm afraid I don't see what is wrong with his shoes.
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