One early morning, Jason Vaughn was going for a jog in his Brunswick, Georgia community. Vaughn, a football coach and history teacher at Brunswick High School, spotted his favorite player and student who had attended the school in years past.
Vaughn had the idea to catch up to his former student and surprise him. The runner he was trying to catch was Ahmaud Arbery, who was also on a routine run. The two had a close relationship and a history of joking on each other.
“Every teacher has a favorite kid they absolutely love that reminds them why they got into the profession,” Vaughn said. “And so ‘Maud was that for me.”
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