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LAST DAY FOR HIGH SCHOOL, ONE LAST SHOUT OUT AGAINST BULLYING

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With school ending tomorrow, students give a shout out against racism and bullying Be it through video, podcasts, or spoken word poetry, a group of Toronto District students have something to shout about what is happening in schools these days: racism, bullying, and violence are real issues for teenagers. The Student Equity Collective is urging the Toronto  school board to take action, and they made their voices heard yesterday. Ontario's first Poet Laureate, Randell Adjei Earlier this week, a group of high school students, who refer to themselves as the Student Equity Collective, along with the Anti-Cyber Bully Collective, took to the stage at the Royal Ontario Museum to speak their truth. Renowned author and community leader, Itah Sadu, acted as the ring leader as students from all over Toronto shared their experiences of life in the city's high schools. It was a unique event, and the realities discussed were often harsh . Students at the logo wall after the event ends "