Gun Control
Grade 5

Gun Violence in the United States

Did you know that in 2022, there were 647 mass shootings in the United States? In July of 2022, 10,000 people had already died due to gun violence. That was  barely halfway through the year! Gun violence is everywhere, even near me. A few weeks back, there was a shooting near my local Walmart. Gun […]

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Education
Grade 5

Black Educators

Quick fact: Fewer than one in ten teachers in American public schools are Black. In those same schools, almost 80% of those teachers are white. The majority of K-12 students never have a Black teacher. As one of those kids who has seen this phenomenon, I can tell you it is a travesty. Black educators […]

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Bullying
Grade 5

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying not only causes people’s feelings to be hurt but it also affects their mental health! This is important to me because cyberbullying is causing people to be suicidal, sometimes at a young age, and suffer from depression and the worst part is that most people don’t receive consequences for it. Cyberbullying makes both minors […]

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Racial Equality
Grade 5

Misinformation and Racism in Schools

Good Evening, my name is Chiamaka Ogbonnaya. I am a scholar at E.L. Haynes and I am in 5th grade. My discussion here is about Racism in Schools and the Misinformation that fuels its rise. One may well ask, what is racism and how does it affect students in our schools? Well, the definition of […]

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Bullying
Grade 5

Cyberbullying

According to Online Bullying by Newsela “A survey showed about 20% of students reported being cyberbullied, from then on it’s increasing significantly.” Kids in most grades to middle school and up have been cyberbullied. I know someone who has been cyberbullied. Cyberbullying caused that person to feel worse about themselves and not feel valued. Before […]

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