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When students cannot get to school or stay after, opportunity disappears. Transportation access is an education issue.

Censoring curriculum does not protect students. It silences truth and limits our future. We want the full story.

Burnout jokes are everywhere, but they hide real exhaustion. We need more than humor. We need support.

When students act out, it might be a sign of stress or mental health struggles. Punishment should never come before support.

Student leadership should be about impact, not who can afford to show up. The costs are real and often overlooked.

Youth curfews often lead to more problems than they solve. Real safety comes from support, not surveillance.

Rest is not a reward. It is a right. Schools and systems need to stop treating burnout like a badge of honor.

Gen Z is expected to fix everything. But we are rarely given the power to lead change. Praise without power is just noise.

Experience should not depend on who can afford to work for free. Students deserve compensation for their time and impact.

Title IX is meant to protect students from discrimination. But most of us do not even know what rights we really have.

Grades are supposed to reflect learning, but often they just measure pressure. Our mental health deserves better systems.

Missing school should not mean ending up in court. Truancy laws punish students instead of helping them stay in school.

Being a high-achieving student comes with hidden costs. Ambition should not only be rewarded if you can afford it.

School boards decide what we learn, how we're disciplined, and what programs exist. Most students do not even know who is on theirs.

Gen Z isn’t lazy, we’re just tired of pretending everything’s fine. The pressure to be perfect is breaking us before we even begin.

When students are hungry, they’re not just missing meals, they’re missing opportunity. Food access is a civil rights issue.

We can calculate derivatives but not interest rates. Financial literacy shouldn’t be optional, it should be required in every high school.

Schools say they care about mental health. But where’s the funding? The support? The staff? Awareness alone isn’t enough.

Gen Z isn’t apolitical. We’re overwhelmed. Caring deeply in a world that rarely listens isn’t easy, but it doesn’t mean we’ve checked out.

Teen workers do real labor for real reasons, but policy rarely treats them that way. The minimum wage debate needs to include Gen Z too.