BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - The end of the school year will mark the end of an era for two veteran elementary school principals in the Binghamton City School District.

Peter Stewart at Horace Mann and Dave Chilson at Roosevelt are both retiring.

We sat down with Stewart to reflect on what he thinks has made Mann a place where kids love to learn.

On the last Friday of every month, Peter Stewart holds a whole school morning meeting with parents and guardians invited.

"It's a gathering, like a family gathers at a dinner table, so that everybody knows that we love them, they matter and we're going to take good care of them. So, that's why we do them," said Stewart.

Wednesday marks Stewart's final morning meeting at Horace Mann, retiring after 18 years. His philosophy has remained consi

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