Tiana Junious is a mother with mission to recreate environment
Robert Bell – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 2/15/21 on page A1
Over the last year, education has drastically changed for children. What hasn’t changed is the importance of a nurturing environment to cultivate learning.
Tiana Junious grew up in an environment that continually supported her — even as storms developed outside the classroom.
When Tiana was 15, her older brother Jasper Junious was murdered.
“None of my teachers knew what happened. I don’t know if they cared to know what happened,” Junious said. “I couldn’t relate to any of them anyway. I was taken care of by the neighborhood and my family.”
Today, Junious is a grown woman, a teacher, a tutor, and a mom with a mission to re-create that nurturing for students in Rochester.