Taking a step away from Richard and Angela for a bit. This week’s 100 Word Challenge by VV is “Voice”. Today’s piece is about a woman in Texas whose voice has been taken away from her. Shelly is a storyteller in local schools.
Do you have a word to say? Share it with us.
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She lost her voice. She wasn’t sick. Her voice was simply taken. She had told a tale.
And she lost her voice.
The schools said “No more! No more will you come to tell your stories to our precious babies! They are only 12 years old.â€
She reasoned, “Twelve is old enough to discern right from wrong; old enough to know when stories are told to teach a point, right?â€
“Well, yes,†they reluctantly agreed. “But!â€
The debate continues. My friend told a ghost story to fourth graders. People who did not even hear it complained. They took her voice.
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Personally – I don’t know a 12 year old who does NOT like scarey ghost stories. My own grands would have loved Shelly’s tale – it is posted on her blog, btw. I’m sorry her voice is being taken. I hope justice prevails.