Day of Silence

Posted on April 19, 2016 by in Uncategorized

Chronicle Reporter

Alessandro Morales

Had some of your fellow peers silent on the day of Friday April 14?

It so happens that on that day, students at Hollywood High had taken a vow of silence to represent LGBT students who are bullied and harassed at school. Being silent shows the effect left on students who are in the LGBT community, while many of them are forced to miss academic school days, be affected emotionally and physically, and to some extreme pressures take their own lives because of the treatment from their schools. Over 500 students participated throughout the whole school, many schools in the U.S. also take part to “break the silence” and encourage students experiencing the mistreatment to report and speak out against it. President Ryan Alba had more than enough to offer students the day of the event, he also spoke his passion about why this day is important to him and the LGBT club.

Read the full piece on The Crimson Chronicle. April 28!

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