She was about 12 years old when she first entered Robertsville Junior High. I had mixed feelings. I was excited to some point, and of course, I was nervous about it, not knowing what to expect, Lewis said. It wasn t easy. It was very hard. It was stressful. I used to not want to go to school. Every day, I just didn t want to go.
She said the relationships among the students were not good and her reception was anything but friendly. They let you know, without a shadow of a doubt, that you are not welcome at their school. They weren t friendly at all, she said. There was a lot of name-calling, jeering, just the body language, the way they would get out. They didn t want to get close to you at all.
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