Statement of Ashton Jefferson, student
Hello, my name is Ashton. I am 10 years old. This year I will be going into the fifth grade. Math is my favorite subject. I am a part of this case because I want to help schools respect all students. Right now, schools are not doing good things for many students. In the future they might care for students. 听At my school, I felt sad a lot because they sometimes didn鈥檛 treat me right.听
My teachers thought I was too active and different from the rest of the children because it was hard for me to stay in my seat. 听They put me in a room by myself where it was lonely and there was nothing to do. It felt like child abuse.听
I think the rules are backwards because they focus on putting kids out of school instead of helping kids stay in school. 听I hope the schools will change someday.听
Thank you for listening.听
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