Cute story in the Daily News about MS 88, a middle school on 18th Street and 7h Avenue:

One Brooklyn middle school specializes in reading, writing – and romance.

More than a dozen teachers have met their matches at Middle School 88 in Park Slope, which has spawned six marriages, one engagement and numerous long-term relationships.

Two married couples are on staff, and four other current teachers met their spouses or significant others there. And several other couples who have since left were introduced at the school.

“Nobody comes to work thinking, ‘I’m going to meet somebody,'” said Deanna Kaufman, who began dating her husband while teaching English at the school. “It sounds so cheesy, but you can’t help it.”

Principal Aileen Altman Mitchell attributes the couplings to the school’s young and driven staff, who work long hours and devote so much of their personal time to the job.

“You hire people with similar beliefs and values,” she said. “They have a mutual interest, so it’s a natural outgrowth. They passionately believe in what they are doing.

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