Surprise! Carroll County Teacher Gets Call from Ellen Degeneres

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A first-grade teacher in the Carroll County Public School System had the surprise of a lifetime, and it was broadcast on TV Thursday afternoon.

Carlie Flanders was in her classroom at Elmer Wolfe Elementary School in Union Bridge when she received a phone call from Ellen Degeneres.

Then a correspondent for Ellen came into the classroom.

They played a question-and-answer game with paddles, and for getting all the correct responses, the students won $20,000 from Shutterfly for their school.

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Flanders answered a separate set of questions from Ellen, in which she confirmed that she was meant to be a teacher; she lived with her parents because she couldn’t afford to live alone; and she purchased more than $1,000 worth of school supplies for her students with her own money.

According to Ellen’s correspondent, Flanders has also on occasion paid for food for her students, who attend a Title I school, meaning its population tends to be from low-income families.

Flanders received $10,000 from Shutterfly, and Ellen dubbed her a “hero teacher” in the segment, which aired at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 16.

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