Coronavirus claims the life of dedicated middle school special education teacher Milca Hernandez of Trenton, New Jersey.

Sadly, the coronavirus has claimed the life of yet another dedicated educator. Milca Hernandez, a middle school special education teacher from Trenton NewJersey, passed away on May 28, 2020. She was 55 years old.

Milca earned her Bachelor’s degree from the Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Arecibo, in 1998. She earned a Master’s degree in Education from Canyon University last year.

Milca was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. She was the eldest of five siblings. She graduated from Trenton Central High School. Once she completed her Bachelor’s degree in 1998, Milca returned to her home town of Trenton. She began her career as an educator the same year. At the time of her passing, she taught at Grace A. Dunn Middle School in Trenton.

During her career as an educator, Milca taught some of the district’s most intellectually challenged and disabled students. “She was a very warm, caring, knowledgeable educator who made all of her students feel valued,” remembered Addie Daniels-Lane, President of the Trenton School Board. “Ms. Hernandez was firm, yet fair, and held high expectations for her students. She was highly respected by her colleagues and deeply appreciated by the parents of her students,” she continued.

In fact, Milca’s dedication in the classroom was so exemplary that she was honored as a Teacher of the Year, not once, but twice, according to her family.

To learn more about Milca, follow this link to the story about her published in the Trentonian.