By Kathryn Malnight retarded |riˈtärdid|adjective less advanced in mental, physical, or social development than is usual for one’s age. This is the dictionaries definition of the word retarded. But this, is what people now use the word as: An “unofficial” (not recognized by dictionaries) slang descriptor for a person/thing/action/object, etc., or a combination of, which […]
Wayland Middle School has been experiencing ugly racism in the community. As a result this past week, this school has experienced students feeling unsafe in this environment. During the past couple days we have encountered some unacceptable events. We are speaking out to address these three incidents: racist videos going around, racist graffiti, and people […]