A 17-year-old valedictorian, Leen Hijaz, used her graduation speech to speak for the voiceless: "Millions suffering in Palestine, Sudan, Congo, Afghanistan. Families torn apart by ICE."
The school administrator cut her mic. Told her: "If you don't stop, you're not graduating." They withheld her diploma for four days.
@OunkaOnX JCPS is wrong in doing that. They are teaching students to be cowards and apathetic to people's suffering in the face of social and political injustices.
Shame on JCPS. They are doing a huge disservice to their students and to education in general.