HISD teacher who overcame fight from rare cancer named โTeacher of the Monthโ
HOUSTON โ Molly Lashway had to put her teaching career on hold while fighting a rare form of cancer. After months of chemotherapy and surgeries, she finally returned to the classroom, taking a job at Houston Independent School District. On Friday, she was recognized as the districtโs โTeacher of the Month.โDrive-By ParadeNot even a pandemic could stop HISD educators from celebrating the districtโs Teacher of the Month. Instead of an assembly, theyโre surprised Lashway, a 5th-grade teacher at Walnut Bend Elementary, with a drive-by parade outside the school. While they were living in D.C., Lashway was diagnosed with and battled a rare form of cancer that sidelined her teaching career for a year.