Professor’s empathy moves student to tears: Please bring your baby to class
A college professor has offered the most heartwarming solution to a student the next time she can’t find last-minute child care: Just bring the baby to class.
It happened when 21-year-old single mom Morgan King emailed her professor earlier this month after missing class because she couldn’t find anyone to care for her 3-month-old daughter, Korbyn.
The baby’s paternal grandparents normally watch the baby, but they had other obligations that morning and King couldn’t find anyone else to sub for them. So she stayed home and missed her human development class.
The therapeutic recreation major then emailed her professor to explain her absence. The response she got left her in tears.
“I’m so sorry that childcare issues are what caused you to miss class today,” wrote Sally Hunter, a professor at Tennessee’s Department of Child and Family Studies.
“In the future, if you are having trouble finding someone to watch Korbyn, please feel free to BRING HER with you to class,” she said. “I would be absolutely delighted to hold her while I teach, so that you can still pay attention to the class and take notes.”
King posted a photo of her professor’s email in a tweet that quickly went viral.
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