New York City 12th Graders Want Their Senior Year Back

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Shumita Basu
WNYC News | Apr 9, 2020

This is not how New York City high school seniors imagined taking their victory lap at the end of their school year.

It’s not just the big, up-in-the-air things like prom and graduation. It’s also the everyday shuffle of the hallways, grabbing pizza with friends after school, the dashed spring break plans, and the gnawing feeling that this wasn’t how things were supposed to end.

That’s what WNYC/Gothamist is hearing from many high school seniors across the five boroughs. Here are a few perspectives, shared by the class of 2020.

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