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The fact that the school did nothing when Jaleah was being bullied and threatened by this girl but decided to take action against Jaleah when she stood up for herself is crazy. Jaleah did nothing wrong #freejaleah
Vivian supported: Give Jaleah’s Student Body President Title BackTo be human is having the chance to be put onto this earth with no former knowledge and experience about anything, to grow and to live. Jaleah is doing just that; growing and living. I have not gone to Morris Jeff Community School for that long but for the time that I have known Jaleah she has never failed her student body and has always shown drive, grace, composure, and now fortitude. Jaleah was a direct target of intimidation and threats from another student outside of school hours. Not only was she facing threats but prior to this the student who presented these threats to jaleah would continuously spread rumours and tear down her name during school hours. While Jaleah acted unconsciously and without intent, please give grace because she has never had to experience this form of harassment, especially to the degree that it was. While it is not up to our discretion of what the punishment should be, it is the schools job and moral duty to protect our children from any form of harm, especially if safety is what is being presented to families. This student insinuated to asserting physical violence upon another student during school hours and another student is defending herself from the threat, as a society we should come to agreements that defense is never a wrong doing, considering Jaleah never returned threats or intimidation. After this situation transpired, the student who threatened Jaleah then went on to post extremely hurtful, offensive, and repulsive things about 5 other students (who also did not initiate anything) and has faced no repercussions for her actions. The school is continuing to allow, and dare I say promote, online bullying and threats by shielding and preserving the student who is presenting them and not putting down any form of ramification, mind you this student was on a given contract and consented to not post about certain material. Jaleahs punishment was unwarranted. This school has never failed to show their students that it is their power over deserved consequence and students validity. The school has once again failed multiple students because of their need to show the student body how much power they have and feeding a drive to get more of it. If our schools won't protect our students then who will?
Zoey supported: Give Jaleah’s Student Body President Title BackIf I may attest to Jaleah's character, I have had the pleasure of knowing her for most of her life, and this behavior does not define her. She is, in fact, one of the most respectful and caring individuals I have encountered, always willing to go the extra mile, such as giving you the shoes off her feet if you needed them. With only four months left in the school year, she has consistently demonstrated her loyalty to her senior class and the Morris Jeff community. In light of this, I firmly believe that this one mistake could have been addressed with a warning rather than removal from her position as class president.
Manman supported: Give Jaleah’s Student Body President Title BackI believe Jaleah has shown exemplary behavior and continuing growth from her freshman year to her senior year & this type of consequence isn’t warranted for a student of Jaleahs caliber and character. I would love for the Morris Jeff community & faculty (family) to do the right thing and make things just for Jaleah. Don’t allow this one lesson to define four years of hard earned work.
Henrietta supported: Give Jaleah’s Student Body President Title BackI have known Jaleah for all of high school school. Jaleah is such a kind person she is so funny and she’s such a hard worker. Jaleah has always had an interest in being in student council and she’s always wanted to be a voice for her students and community. When Jaleah was elected student body President we were proud of her. Even though the odds were against her and she didn’t have as much help as she should’ve had she was able to continue making events for all of us. All throughout this year she has worked tirelessly to make a senior trip and to help plan assemblies. I know that we haven’t thanked her enough for how much she works for us. Reading all of these comments and saying how many people have signed. This petition shows how big of a difference Jaleah has made and how much people care about her. Mistakes are human. Everyone deserves a second chance and because of her human emotions she was stripped of her title. I know plenty of students that have done way worse and haven’t gotten as harsh of a punishment. Jaleah deserves to have her title back. She deserves a thank you for the work that she’s done for the school. She deserves an apology for the way she has been treated. Jaleah has done everything she could and her power to make school a more fun place and in return the school took away the one thing that she’s most proud of and worked very hard for.
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