Dear Molloy,

I haven’t tried thinking about my time there in years because as much as it established a foundation for who I am as a person, I have ACTIVELY REPRESSED my memories of my time there in those halls. 

I wanted to survive high school, so I remained silent about what I saw and experienced. But my silence has gone on too long because apparently you have failed your students still. 

Today? I’ve got time and I’m gonna hold you accountable for once.

My name is Kris Atienza. I graduated in 2012, with many friends and treated as a leader in many after school groups. One lesson I’ve kept all these years is that I’ve got a voice and I should use it. So here I am.

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