Why a New Jersey teacher has kept an empty chair in his classroom for 52 years

It only takes five minutes to hear how loved and respected Mr. Gill is at Glenfield Middle School in Montclair.

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey -- It only takes five minutes to hear how loved and respected Mr. Gill is at Glenfield Middle School."Who can say that - 'I've been in the building 52 years!'" said Principal Erika Pierce.Gill will leave in June 2023 - he has one more year to go because he refuses to break the three-year commitment he made to the kids who came to him in the sixth grade."I would feel like I let them down," said Gill.Gill will be busy when he leaves.

The name comes from bias he saw at nine years old when he and his African-American friend Archie went to a birthday party, and the mother turned Archie away, saying there were no more chairs.ALSO READ |

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