That new generation of Americans that John F. Kennedy talked about nearly 60 years ago? It keeps stepping up. This time, it was a high school student outside of Atlanta, who posted a terrifying photo to social media of her school's crowded hallways — hardly anyone masked, nobody social distancing. She was promptly suspended.
Hannah Watters, in other words, got into "good trouble." Like the late John Lewis, who advised Americans to put themselves on the line for the greater good, Hannah was willing to take a bullet in order to alert her fellow Georgians about the coronavirus risks that kids were facing in the schools. Turns out that her suspension didn't last.
"This morning my school called and they have deleted my suspension," Hannah tweeted. "To everyone supporting me, I can’t thank you enough. If I’m not responding it’s because my life has been somewhat crazy the past few days. Once again, thank you."
We cats have to come clean and say that we fully expected Hannah Watters to be African-American. But it turns out that she's not, which gives us all sorts of extra hope. If a white girl from a northwestern suburb of Atlanta can embody the spirit of John Lewis because she's worried about someone other than herself, there's hope for America. Way to go, Hannah! We cats PURR.
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