EASTHAMPTON,Ma. – For years, ninth graders enjoy typically been called freshmen, and but one Massachusetts high school will halt using the term,WBZ reports. Easthampton High School will instead call the students “first years,” in an effort to be more gender-inclusive. “For the purpose of class meetings and activities, and including the class dues,students will be considered first years, sophomores, and juniors,and seniors,” the high school wrote in in their handbook. The current term was suggested by students with the […]
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