Students celebrate slain music teacher’s life

Sixth-grader Thalia Brown, 11, becomes tearful while talking about her teacher, Benny Golbin. “He was nice and kind and he was persistent,” she said. “He never gave up on us.”

Children of Promise students chose to celebrate music teacher Benny Golbin with an afternoon of dancing and eating Popsicles. Golbin was fun, they said, and would have liked a party.

Carleton Lincoln, the founder and chief executive of Children of Promise Prepatory Academy, listens to student Jaylen Romero during a celebration honoring music teacher Benny Golbin.

After a week of mourning, students at Children of Promise were allowed to choose how best to celebrate music teacher Benny Golbin. They chose to dance and sing.

Children of Promise students and teachers dance on the playground to celebrate their music teacher, Benny Golbin, one week after he was killed in a car crash.

Children of Promise students comfort each other while mourning the death of their music teacher, Benny Golbin.

Dillon Neal, left, Brenden Mack, Thalia Brown and Albert De Los Santos dance together.

London Ayers, center, dances with her classmates at Children of Promise.

Students dance to celebrate the life of music teacher Benny Golbin at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood.