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"Because the teachers in my town think that teenagers LIE period, that nothing that
they say is the truth only if it is the homework. You can't even trust them. They say
they will keep a secret they tell all the teachers and you hear them whispering back
and forth. . . it's really unfair that these teachers think they can walk all over you
because they're a higher rank in the community. Well, us students don't like it and I
think it's time they started hearing us out and stop assuming the answers. It's not fair."
(8th grade girl)
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"I like keeping things to myself. I don't like when others feel sorry or down for me."
(12th grade girl)
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"Most of my teachers tend to be cynical and impatient with teen sob stories, as they
call them. I would much rather talk to a friend who's recently been there, or a man
or woman of God whom I trust . . ." (8th grade girl)
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"They wouldn't help and it would be embarrassing." (10th grade boy)
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