Leading Men fellow Davontez Johnson organizes a writing station during the classroom quiet time after preschoolers return from lunch, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Leading Men fellow Davontez Johnson, right, high-fives preschooler Kodi during a name writing exercise, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Leading Men fellow Davontez Johnson, right, interacts with a preschooler playing dress-up during choice time, a classroom period where children can choose their own activities, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Leading Men fellow Davontez Johnson, left, helps preschooler Kodi to practice writing his name, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Preschool teacher Bridget Jeffreys reads to students, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Preschool teacher Bridget Jeffreys and Leading Men fellow Davontez Johnson are surrounded by students while distributing playdough for an activity, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Leading Men fellow Davontez Johnson, right, ties preschooler Kodi's shoes, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)