Camisha Butler is a textiles artist and art teacher at Maynard H. Jackson High School in southeast Atlanta.
Earlier this month, she received a $1,000 bonus from Atlanta Public Schools (APS), a routine tradition of the district around this time of year.
But there was more good news than normal this holiday season.
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