![Stephanie Baxter-Jenkins, executive director of the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association, testifies during an impasse hearing Wednesday before a special magistrate. The teachers were arguing that the school district could afford to give teachers the scheduled raises they were promised under the district's pay plan. [MARLENE SOKOL | Times]](http://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20180425/ARTICLE/304259455/AR/0/AR-304259455.jpg&MaxW=600&imageVersion=Rotator)
TAMPA
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sent a delegation that included their Captain Fear mascot and cheerleaders to Booker T. Washington Elementary School on Monday to kick off their "Bucs Care School" effort.
Twenty-one schools will receive assistance that includes vision exams and eyeglasses, covered physical education courts and a Bucs backpack for each child.
Guests at the morning assembly included former B.T. Washington student Doretha Edgecomb, now a member of the Hillsborough County School Board, who told the children, "You're special because you're smart. You're special because you're kind. You're special because a lot of people believe in you and you believe in yourself."
Times staff
