24yrs old teacher adopts 12yrs old troublesome student and his baby brother (Details, pics)

A 26-year-old woman destined to teach turned the life around for her turbulent student, along with his baby brother. In 2013, Chelsea Haley began working with Teach For America, a nonprofit that helps 'strengthen the movement for educational equity and excellence' within low-income schools, the organization's mission statement reads.

Haley was enlisted as a 'corp member,' according to her LinkedIn page, to educate elementary students in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. That's where she met fourth grader Jerome Robinson - her toughest, most disorderly student.

Outside of the classroom, Robinson and his baby brother, Jace, spent most nights with their grandparents, who cared for them, along with Robinson's birth mom part of the time.' At certain points, his behavior got so bad, I thought, "I can't do this anymore. I can't be a teacher,''' Haley told CNN.

The family lived in poverty and was faced with despair following the death of two other family members. The troublesome Jerome struggled in school as well - and teachers were unable to control his behavior, Haley told CNN.

Eventually, other teachers in the school learned Haley was the only one able to help Robinson - who she disciplined while also encouraged to be better.

'I got a lot of thankful emails and knocks on my door,' Haley explained of her conversations with other teachers at the school. By the time Haley was nearing the end of her two-year journey with Teach For America, she and Robinson had formed an 'unlikely bond' that couldn't have ended just there.

The principal at the school suggested Robinson 'stick around for Jerome,' according to CNN, and Haley had a dream after she said she felt was 'God telling her she was destined to be' his mother.

Shockingly, the very next day, in October 2015, Robinson paused from taking a test to ask her a question. 'He just asked me if he could live with me,' Haley, who was 24 at the time, said in the interview. 'I told him I had been feeling the same.'

The following day, Haley met with Robinson, his mother, and the student's baby brother, Jace. Haley, who planned to move to Georgia to further her teaching career, said the boys' mother told her: 'You can go... but I want you to take Jerome and Jace with you.'

In December 2015, Haley met the guidelines to be their legal guardian. She was granted full-time custody and successfully adopted both boys.

'He just asked me if he could live with me... I told him I had been feeling the same': Teacher, 26, tells how she adopted troublesome student, 14, and his brother despite him nearly making her quit