VELMA, Oklahoma -- 4th Graders learn compassion as teacher brings in her handicapped pet, Hope and raise money to buy wheelchairs for handicapped pets.
Barton recently returned to teaching after undergoing chemotherapy. "I was fortunate to have Hope," Barton said. "She was kind of my therapy whenever I was going through the treatment."
Not only is Hope teaching children about empathy, but also by inspiring the students to raise money for other disabled pets that need a little extra help walking.
"We have learned to understand that people and animals can be different," fourth-grader Tesla Bartling said. "It's our job to teach people that."
The students have a fund-raising goal of $3,000, which will buy six or seven carts for handicapped pets.
VELMA, Oklahoma -- 4th Graders learn compassion as teacher brings in her handicapped pet, Hope and raise money to buy