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Chesapeake public school students, staff decorate for Black History Month

Students at Western Branch Middle School are learning about the achievements of African Americans from the second they walk in the doors of the school in Chesapeake.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — February is Black History Month, and students and staff with Chesapeake Public Schools are celebrating in a unique way. 

Inside Western Branch Middle School, teachers like Shay Duncan are making sure learning starts the second students walk down the hall.

Duncan is a 7th grade English teacher. She helped to mark Black History Month by decorating her classroom door. It includes a collage of strong African American women. Her mom and sister inspired the background.

More than a dozen doors in the building are decorated. There and elsewhere there are tributes to prominent people in the black community.

The the decorations teach more than faces and facts.

"African-American History Month is not just history,” said Duncan. "When you have that unity, there's a certain amount of strength."

Student Anthony Miller helped create a display.

"I can be part of something and all of the students are walking by and looking at it,” said Miller.

Principal Kambar Khoshaba told 13News Now celebrating Black History Month in a creative way makes Western Branch Middle stand out.

"I think our students have a lot more tolerance in their generation,” said Khoshaba. "They have a lot of wonderful ideas, and I think if we give the voice to express their voice, I think we could all learn and grow together.”

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