Student Cameron Butler performs during a ceremony at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood honoring former teacher Benny Golbin.
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Lisa Jones, left, comforts her daughter Thalia Brown, 12, during a dedication at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood honoring former teacher Benny Golbin.
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A student offers a tissue to Sheri Kessel, mother of teacher Benny Golbin, during a dedication at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood.
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Carli Golbin, Benny Golbin’s sister, puts a name on Benny Golbin’s piano during a dedication at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood.
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Student Jakeem Gadson cries during a dedication ceremony at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood honoring former teacher Benny Golbin.
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Michael Harris, left, leads a procession at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood during a ceremony honoring former teacher Benny Golbin.
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Students watch balloons being released at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood in honor of former teacher Benny Golbin.
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Student Aaliyah Allen-Wilson sings at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood during a ceremony honoring former teacher Benny Golbin.
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Sheri Kessel cries during a ceremony honoring her son Benny Golbin, a former teacher at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood.
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Student Cameron Butler, right, performs during a ceremony at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood honoring former teacher Benny Golbin.
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Student Cameron Butler, middle, listens during a ceremony at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood honoring former teacher Benny Golbin.
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Student Thalia Brown, 12, hugs Anchesa Bunyasai, wife of teacher Benny Golbin, at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood during a ceremony honoring Golbin.
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