Jocelynne Parker smiles for a photo. Parker is joining the Petersburg School District in 2025 as a middle and high school special education teacher. (Photo courtesy of Jocelynne Parker)

School starts in Petersburg next week, and staff across the district have been busy preparing for the year ahead. 

Jocelynne Parker is joining the Petersburg School District as a middle and high school special education teacher. She sat down with KFSK’s Taylor Heckart to talk about her path to teaching special education, from Texas to Alaska.

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The first day of school is September 2.

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