These schools thus became a conduit for the transmission of deaf culture to deaf children, and newspapers were established at these schools to help cement their community. After the North Carolina school, many others followed suit, and became known as The Little Paper family.
Established by these schools, deaf culture was disseminated to deaf youngsters, and local newspapers were created to solidify their sense of belonging. After the North Carolina institution, numerous other schools emulated this approach, eventually earning the nickname The Little Paper family.