Evanston Township High School senior Megan McCareins wants to stamp out the R-word as she and others try to change how fellow students talk and think about people with intellectual difficulties.
McCareins and a handful of students recently gathered more than 3,000 signatures from students and staff, who pledged to stop using the words "retard" or "retarded" as an offhanded insult or in a derogatory manner.
"Hopefully this campaign will mean people will always be thinking about their choice of language," McCareins said.
With So Much Bad News in Education,
it's good to know there are a few bright spots, with these students really caring about words and how hurtful some of them can be:
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