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[quote=Lina2025][quote=Anonymous][quote]Also, as foreigners, we genuinely wanted to understand how the system works here. In our minds, t[b]he US has always been a place where children’s rights and safety are strongly protected, and if something goes wrong, there are clear mechanisms to resolve it.[/b] But in this situation it feels like we will just leave quietly, and everything that happened will go completely without consequences for the school. That part is very hard to accept.[/quote]

You must not read the news at all. You haven't read about ICE yanking kids away from their families? The school-to-prison pipeline? The states that have no exception for rape when it comes to abortion for teen girls? Those big yellow school buses? You know there aren't seatbelts on them, right?  You're so funny with your American fantasies of rights and safety. [/quote]

I understand what you’re saying. Every country has its own problems, and I’m sure people in other parts of the world also have fantasies about safety in different places.
When you live outside the US, you mostly see the Hollywood image of America — a place with strong protection of children and strict laws. After moving here, reality looks more complicated than expected.[/quote]

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