JD Sweet was one of Central Kitsap’s first Black teachers.
KITSAP COUNTY, Wash — After teaching history for 47 years, JD Sweet’s career is nearly history.
Tuesday will mark Sweet’s final day as a teacher at Olympic High School, where he’s taught social studies for the past three years.
For three decades before that, Sweet taught at Central Kitsap High School. Hired in 1977, he was the school’s only Black teacher.
He said students, parents, and even co-workers, “weren’t happy with my presence there,” resulting in complaints and criticism.
“It was the first time, I’m sure, there were white students
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