Response Letter To Emily Gipson

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Student Suspension
At Lebanon High School in Tennessee, a sixteen-year-old student named Emily Gipson spoke out against bullying. She made a video about anti-bullying due to a classmate’s suicide, and asks all students to treat each other better. She not only spoke to students, she spoke to the school administration, using a harsh-worded, free-verse speech. Emily Gipson’s speech hurt several teachers’ feelings, including the principal. In the end, Emily was suspended for two days. She said that her punishment was worth it.
At the beginning of the school year, I know someone who was bullied. She went through a hard time over the summer for personal reasons, and when she came back to school, things weren’t any better. In fact, they

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