Happy anniversary!

It's been almost two years since I wrote about my background, and I must say that it has been quite supportive. I have reconnected with a few friends and maintained contact with others. I have also lost crucial relationships, but I am learning to let them go, for they do not help my healing journey.

Something stood out to me...

It is interesting to watch from a distance as my classmates tell me that they find our home district supportive of students, when I know that's false. It is supportive when you have the right name or best connections, but if you don't have either of these things, it becomes more challenging.

High school was the worst time in my life, and after realizing that I have been graduated for ten years, it still stands out to me as one of the worst times in my life. I had no support for the assault I went through, and the administration actively dismissed my case and hid it from the public eye. I don't know how this district claims to continually support students when I have lived it, and quite frankly, they don't.

The adults whisper, the kids still ask me, and I tell them now, I was assaulted by our high school band director.

If you understood the pain and isolation that I experienced, maybe you would find in your hearts that an apology is needed, or maybe empathy and validation. How does a district that backs a predator support the kids? That is my question for the school. My other questions will probably remain unanswered, without closure. But that seems to be a current trend in my life these days...

If you are new, please visit my page and read the background to understand my story.