Principal cuts mic on Palestinian advocacy speech
17-year-old valedictorian Leen Hijazi spoke at graduation about suffering in Palestine, Sudan, Congo, and Afghanistan, plus families torn apart by ICE.
The principal killed her microphone mid-speech and threatened her diploma: "If you don't stop, you won't graduate." The school withheld her diploma for four days.
This is what happens when you're young and speak truth to institutions that can't handle it.
Source
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