Atlanta Public Schools honor custodians for their stewardship

Custodian Darlene Murrah poses in front of a mural. Atlanta Public School included a one-time $1,000 bonus to the most recent paychecks of 170 custodians. (Juma Sei/WABE)

Darlene Murrah is a custodian at Barack and Michelle Obama Academy (BAMO), an elementary school in Peoplestown.

Her love for cleaning started when she was a child. 

“I come from a clean family,” she says, reflecting on the years that shaped her. “My mom, she was a clean lady, and she kept us clean… It was eight of us.”