A Kentucky teacher and his wife have inspired many by adopting one of his students and the student's three siblings.
A Kentucky educator hopes to inspire others after he and his wife adopted one of his students along with his three siblings. Justin and Kasey Padgett of Danville became the adoptive parents of Hailey, 16, Jayden, 14, Alexis, 12, and Jase, 9. In 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, Justin was a fifth grade elementary school teacher when Jayden was placed in his class.
"Kasey was immediately onboard with the idea given that the couple had infertility issues. RELATED: Humor can play a role in good parenting, survey suggests"I had been praying for a really long time to be a mom, and so I really felt like that was God's answer to my prayers," Kasey said. The couple finalized the adoption of Jayden and his siblings in March 2022, and since then, their story has gone viral, garnering national attention.
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