VIDEO: Aaron Boone and Yankees Surprise New Jersey High School Teacher
By Michael Luciano
A precalculus teacher at Ramapo High School in New Jersey, identified as Mr. Barber, suffered a concussion and required several stitches after a bad fall down a flight of stairs. As a way to reward him for coming to class and teaching the very next day after his operation, his students came together to get Barber, a huge New York Yankees fan, tickets to the Yankees' home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. Yankees manager Aaron Boone improved upon that original offer in a short video message, as he offered Barber tickets to the second game of the season as well a chance to watch batting practice.
We saw some Ramapo High School seniors surprise their favorite teacher, so we decided to add in a few surprises of our own. https://t.co/wCWWjbZx2b pic.twitter.com/PEOPN7odrV
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 6, 2020
If Barber's reaction doesn't get your waterworks flowing, nothing will. This is awesome in so many ways.
While we wish that Barber didn't have to take such a nasty spill to get his Yankees tickets, his class gets a major tip of the cap, as their initiative and selflessness is second to none.
The world needs more of these students!
— JEN (@jennugue) March 6, 2020
We need more selfless acts of compassion and kindness like this in the world today. They're certainly teaching kids all the right things over at Ramapo.