by Leah C.K. Lewis

Irving, TX, teen Ahmed Mohamed was taken out of school in handcuffs and suspended for three days after bringing his homemade invention, a clock, to show his teachers. While his treatment displays Islamophobia, his arrest is reminiscent of the insanity of Kiera Wilmot’s experience when the then 16-year-old’s biology project prompted her arrested. Kiera faced felony charges, a conviction, and a 10-day suspension.

By Anna Gibson

I think everyone remembered where they were when 9/11 happened. I was in 6th grade in a classroom watching the look on my teacher’s face as she looked at the tube TV hanging from the ceiling. Then, all of a sudden, the cars came. The school was supposed to be on lockdown, but children were being pulled out of class left and right. No one could believe what was happening. Eventually, that fear turned into anger.