Students: He's a stand-up guy

DANVILLE – Tiarra Beaver expected to be bored in her U.S. history class. But so far, she hasn't had the chance.

She credits that to Harith Tamimie, whom she and classmates described as a skillful storyteller and stand-up comic masquerading as a high school history teacher.

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