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Students to pen book inspired by puppy with brain damage
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Friendship Elementary teacher Sheryl Chester holds James Edward Higgins, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Wednesday afternoon while her fourth-grade students reach to touch the puppy during class. The dog, which suffers from symptoms similar to cerebral palsy in humans, was brought to class to help inspire the students to write a book about the puppy to be read to children in hospitals. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times
James Edward Higgins was a hit with all the boys and girls on his first day of school. The entire fourth grade at Friendship Elementary School in Buford clamored for his attention.“He’s so cute,” Brooke Mayberry, 9, gushed after meeting the 4-month-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel.“He’s cute and kinda funny,” Madelyn Godfrey, 10, said, giggling.The students gathered around the puppy in a circle and took turns petting him and sharing their observations.Some students wanted to know how much the small puppy weighed and where his breed came from. Other students wanted to know more about why he walked differently from other dogs.James Edward Higgins received neurological damage at birth that has made it difficult to use his hind legs, giving him a condition similar to cerebral palsy in humans.