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How High School Students Launched Their Own #MeToo Movement During the Pandemic

Students and alums rallied over sexual assault at the Los Gatos High School football field July 2020.
A. Panu via KQED
Students and alums rallied over sexual assault at the Los Gatos High School football field July 2020.
When most schools across California shut down last year, teenagers were stuck at home. For some, that meant months alone to reflect on experiences of trauma in high school.

When most schools across California shut down last year, teenagers were stuck at home. For some, that meant months alone to reflect on experiences of trauma in high school. But they didn’t all keep that pain to themselves. Instead, hundreds of young people turned to social media to share their stories. KQED Reporter Holly J. McDede talked to students in Los Gatos and San Diego County about what it's been like to push for change on campus during distance learning.

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