Published News

The first news article was published on the Manchester Record by Jennifer Stewart on 1st April. I thought it was an April Fool joke when my friend, Ken Barchet, told me to read the article, but I realised that it was real when my parents showed it to me about half an hour later.

I was kind of surprised. I did not expect the reporter to publish the news so quickly. My parents are excited - mostly Dad - by it. I wonder what will happen now. Maybe they will expel Miss Narwin from the school. I wonder if she even saw it. Anyway, it is her fault, not mine.

The second news article was published by the Press Wire Service on 2nd April, just one day after the first news article was published. Ken Barchet called me and told me that the principal, Dr. Gertrude Doanne, called him in to find out what happened. In the afternoon, I also received a telegram from "Society for the Preservation of Free Speech":

We applaud your defence of the freedom of speech in a public arena. One is never too young to fight for our constitutional rights, which are under constant assault from right-wing forces. Stand firm. Stand tall. Please call upon us for active support.

That evening during dinner, my parents continued to praise and support me. I would be in Mr. Lunser's class instead when school starts for me the next day. I could not wait for it as I hate sitting around, doing nothing.