1993-1994 Harry Singer Foundation National Essay Contest
Responsibility, Who Has It and Who Doesn't and What That
Means For The Nation
Teacher: Nancy Smith

Aline-Cleo High School, Aline, Oklahoma
Jennie Peacock
"A teenager claims he was unfairly suspended from school
for holding a knife to a girl's throat...He wants the court to lift his
suspension, stop expulsion proceedings and award him more than $40,000! The boy
claims to have a learning disability which the school did not detect."
Jennie Peacock, Aline-Cleo High School, Aline, Oklahoma