He now works as a technology teacher in Ashbury College.

Jacob Bagnell, 52, an automotive technology teacher, said: "A kid that had been shot came back to his classroom, which is right next to mine.

Three classrooms were renovated into computer labs that allowed the remainder of technology teachers to conduct class there until construction was finished.

The district began the strategy last fall, with a science teacher imparting the practical applications of theory taught by a technology teacher in another class.

"Building a boat is unlike building anything else," said Bruce Fichtman, the technology teacher who supervised the construction.

For students and teachers, the seven-year project was a continuous learning experience, said Bruce Fichtman, the course's technology teacher.

His mother is the technology teacher at Sicomac Elementary School in Wyckoff.

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Doss currently has 10 computer labs and 7 technology teachers.

Tony Hanna, a technology teacher, commented similarly: "I think that we're probably one of the only countries in the position to do that.