Event Brief
Sarasota classroom revisits first 9/11 lesson
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Sep 09, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: On Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush visited Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota after a second-grade reading group led by Sandra Kay Daniels posted the highest reading growth in Sarasota County. The article looks back 25 years later at how that classroom became part of the first 9/11 lesson.
WHO: President George W. Bush; Sandra Kay Daniels; second-grade reading group; Emma E. Booker Elementary School; Sarasota County educators/students
WHAT: A Sarasota elementary classroom is revisited for its role in delivering the first 9/11 lesson, tied to a 2001 visit by President George W. Bush.
WHEN: Sep 09, 2026
WHERE: Sarasota County, Florida
WHY: The visit followed the second-grade reading group’s highest reading growth in Sarasota County, earning a personal stop from the president.
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