Author: Mariah Wheeler

A high school student was punished by the Hawthorne Academy High School for reporting an experience of sexual assault. The sophomore student approached school officials and revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a male classmate. But instead of taking her allegations seriously, the school wound up suspending her and said she has to sit through a class titled “Sexual Harassment is Preventable.” When the 15-year-old girl approached higher-ups, she revealed that a male student in her class had been harassing her nearly every single day. The harassment eventually grew severe, and the girl finally came forward to report it.…

Once unwanted and with no family to call her own, a rescue dog has come a long way and is now a beloved hero for taking a bullet to save her loved ones. It was only a year back when the dog named Kei was being looked after by the non-profit, Boksburg SPCA in South Africa. Kei was looking for a forever home before a family met her and instantly wanted to take her home. “It was love at first sight” for the family. “Little did they know that, within a year, this dog was going to save their lives,”…