article_snippet.sent: Reverend Bernice King (left), daughter of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr and Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young were both present in court on Monday .
article_snippet.sent: Former U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young testifies during witness statements at the sentencing asking the judge for leniency arguing that the former educators have much to offer the community if the former educators are spared prison . '
article_snippet.sent: Bernice King, daughter of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, last week urged the judge to spare the 11 educators from prison.
article_snippet.sent: Former U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young said Former U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young had no connection to any of the defendants, but that Former U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young family includes many teachers. '
article_snippet.sent: Former U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young asked Baxter for leniency, saying educators are 'the backbone of this society' and arguing that the former educators have much to offer the community if they are spared prisonthe community they are spared prison.