PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Jacquie Grimes can be found all over Nina Harris Exceptional Student Education Center on a normal school day.
“All right, here we go guys,” she said to a group of kids as she walked down the hall.
“Come on Brennan, let’s go, big guy,” she said with a smile.
This group is heading to the library, where there is a sensory room.
“Do you like coming to the sensory room? Yes or no?” she asks a student. “No, show me no. Can you show me no? No, good job.”
She works as a behavior specialist, helping all kinds of kids with varying needs.
“It’s amazing to see them,” said Grimes when asked about their improvements. “A lot of them communicate and learn new ways. They are all different and we see so many…