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  • 7/23/2019 201504 RRISD RRHS Day of Silence

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  • 7/23/2019 201504 RRISD RRHS Day of Silence

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    Amazing

    ragons,

    This

    Friday, pri l

    17

    GSAand

    other tudents

    i l l

    be

    observing

    he

    National

    ayof Si lenceo

    bring wareness

    o he

    dangers

    f

    he

    si lence

    created

    y bullying.

    he

    studentsake

    a

    vowof silence

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    he

    day

    o

    representhevoices f adolescentsetweenheagesof 11and

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