School gets 1st deaf leader

A school is getting its first deaf superintendent. The Missouri School for the Deaf will be lead by Ernest Garrett starting in July. Garrett is from St. Louis so he knows the area. He has served as president of the National Black Deaf Advocates and presently is executive director of the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. He holds degrees from the University of Arkansas and Gallaudet University. You can read the full announcement here.