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Former gang member who was inspired by his own educators now up for national Teacher of the Year

With distance learning separating so many students from their teachers, one candidate for national Teacher of the Year worries some may fall through the cracks after it almost happened to him. Errol Barnett introduces "CBS This Morning" to Missouri physical education teacher Darrion Cockrell, who says his own educators inspired him to help a new generation of students.
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