This text is for questions 9 to 12.
Seeing a beloved substitute teacher living in his car inspired a former student to step up and help a man who had made a difference in his life.
The help came in the form of a cheque for SU527,000 ($34,000), money that former student, Steven Nava helped raise through a GoFundMe campaign last week in the USA.
It was money that the former substitute teacher, Jose Villarruel from Fontana, California, said he never expected.
"From the bottom of my heart, I just had to resort to all of my self-control not to become sentimental about the whole thing and not to become nervous," Mr. Villarruel told CNN.
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"It was extremely exciting, totally unexpected, and great. Mr. V, as his students call him, turned 77 on March 11.
Mr. Villarruel has lived in his car for the past eight years, all while working as a substitute teacher for Los Angeles Unified School District.
When the pandemic started and classes went to remote learning, the need for substitute teachers went away, he said.
Mr. Villarruel applied to get his retirement funds so he could have some income.
He made the decision years ago to live in his car because he was sending most of his income to his wife, children, and extended family in Mexico, he said.
| Penulis | : | Aldita Prafitasari |
| Editor | : | Aisha Amira |
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