Physically Punished for Protesting, Student Activist Wylie Greer Speaks Out
A school in Arkansas offered students protesting gun violence the option of suspension or corporal punishment—they chose the latter. And they're not done protesting.
Melissa Chadburn
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Melissa Chadburn has written for Guernica, Buzzfeed, Poets & Writers, Salon, American Public Media’s Marketplace, Al Jazeera America, and dozens other places. She is a fellow for The Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Her essay, “The Throwaways,” received notable mention in Best American Essays and Best American Nonrequired Reading. Her debut novel, A TINY UPWARD SHOVE, is forthcoming with Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
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