Hannah Watters, a 15-year old sophomore student of Paulding County School District in Dallas was suspended for taking pictures of colleagues in a crowded hallway.
The schools, one of a handful of schools is one of many schools that came under fire for such footages.
The schools superintendent, Briann Ottot had warned that students sharing such photos and videos would be suspended.
However, Miss Watters said she shared the photo of her hallway between classes because she was concerned for herself and her classmates health and safety. For her it was trouble but “a good trouble.”
According to her, she was accused of breaking several codes of conduct and was therefore, suspended.
In her words:
“I took the photo initially after seeing the first day of school photo taken by someone else go online as well and got picked up by some media coverage. I took it out of most concern and nervousness after seeing the the first days of school. “
Another Georgia student and Hannah’s friend, Chelsea Lennon expressed her worry on returning to school, the seeing crowded school hallway and students not wearing masks. She said, “I saw many people were not wearing masks, and it was make me feel really unsafe and uncomfortable to be in school.”
Hannah’s mother protested her daughter’s suspension and after investigations, the school recalled her and promised her suspension will not be recorded in her school credentials.
Confirming her recall, Hannah posted on her twitter handle that “this morning, my school called and they have deleted my suspension.
“To everyone supporting me, I can’t thank you enough. If I’m not responding, it’s because my life has been somewhat crazy the past few days. Once again, thank you.
Watters added “that to be 100% clear, I can go back to school on Monday. I couldn’t have done this without all the support.”
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