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KICKED OUT

Or Asked to Quit

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Oct 01, 2022
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Have you ever been so bad at something that you were asked to quit? It can be devastating, especially if you really wanted to participate.

In the 7th grade, I joined the track team at my school. It was a new school—a public school. This was the first time I attended a public school. I began in private schools. Back then, we called them alternative school…

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