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WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The rise in a normalization of disrespectful and hateful behavior in and outside the classroom has negative impacts on many.

When did disrespect become so normalized?

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, Co-Editor-In-Chief Mar 9, 2026

"In a world where you can be anything, be kind." How many times have we heard this saying? How many times have we seen it as a sticker on a teacher's laptop, a motivational saying in the counseling office, or even in a picture frame on a doctor's wall? In elementary school, we treated kindness...