by Katlyn Smelcer |

Many teachers walk the halls at Liberty High School, but what are they really like? Mr. Badalucco, also known as Joe to his friends and family, is the new Special Education teacher and according to him he is pretty excited about his new role.

“I had a connection with the kids being a hall monitor, and getting to know some of the Special Education students, I realized they were the kids that needed the most attention,” Badalucco said. Before this year Badalucco was a hall monitor here at Liberty High School and he explained his opinion on both positions.
“Well it depends on the day, being a hall monitor is great because you get to know a lot of kids, but being a Special Education teacher creates better relationships with the kids,” said Badalucco.
While Badalucco is a teacher, he has many other sides to him. He enjoys playing golf in his free time and spending time with his wife Marla who is also a teacher here, and their pug, Ringo. On a deserted island, Badalucco would not bring his cell phone, or his iPod, but something much sweeter and closer to him.
“I would have to bring my wife, my dog, and honestly just my entire family,” he said. Needless to say Badalucco is definitely a family man.
A couple other intriguing facts about Badalucco is that he loves going to the Cayman Islands but the one place in the world he would love to go to is Hawaii. He likes the Cayman Islands because he loves the tropical weather and the beach.
One of Badalucco’s very own students tells about his teacher.
“Well I think he is a pretty cool teacher, he makes you work just like any other teacher, but he is cool,” senior Cody Wallace said.
If Badalucco was to describe his one weakness and his one strength he says he tends to complain too much, but his one strength is that he has a big heart.
It seems that Badalucco is positively a lover and not a fighter. There is no way to fully grasp Badalucco’s many sides, but he loves his family and he is most definitely looking forward to being a strong contributor to the Special Education classes this year at Liberty High School.