Change.org - Honorary graduate

Hanna will be graduating high school this year, but without her good friend by her side. Julia McCarthy died by suicide two years ago. Hanna wants to honor her friend with an empty chair at their graduation ceremony. She’s urging the school administration to fulfill this request on behalf of the students and Julia’s parents. Let Julia Graduate!! 6,679 have signed Hanna Huynh’s petition. Let’s get to 7,500!

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This is Julia McCarthy. She was supposed to be a senior at Rockwood Summit High School this year, but she sadly committed suicide a week before Sophomore year started on August 10, 2018. One of her friends asked the school if we could have a chair of remembrance for her at Graduation and the school said okay as long as her parents said yes. Not only did her parents say yes, but said they wanted it so we could honor their daughter. Now, the school changed their mind because they said it would “upset too many students”. We owe it to our past classmate to honor her in the way we couldn’t when she passed. I have created this petition in that hope you all will sign in honor of her. Yes it is sad, but the fact is that it happened and she deserves to be remembered, not forgotten because it’s easier for the school. I’m begging all of you students, parents, and teachers to sign and also email the senior office saying you also want this chair of remembrance for Julia McCarthy. Thank you.

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