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EXCERPT FROM SHEPARD’S FAREWELL SPEECH:

LEGAL DEFINITIONS RELATED TO INVESTIGATION:

“We are one Wichita State, and yes, united we stand, but don’t forget the rest of it. Divided we fall and my father used to tell me, we also fail. So, let’s not ignore that oppression exists on across campus. Let’s not ignore that there are even staff members who being outed. Let’s not ignore that there are staff members on this campus who feel that they cannot fully do their job because of the political climate that exits here. This is shameful; this is sad, but yet I still have love for this institution because this institution has taught me so much about who I am as a leader, as a human being, and as a person.

Consider that, roll your eyes; you can have everything negative to say when I step down from this podium, but still, I continue to move forward and while you’re busy talking about me, I’ll be busy doing the SHEPARD work and changing lives on this campus. The 59th Session and the 60th Session of Student Government, I urge you to work together, to make a difference in the lives of every student on campus. I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again. Paige might not have been your number one pick—you all know she wasn’t mine either— but that is who the student body elected. Respect it, work with her, and stand by her in moments of difficulty because I’ll tell you right now, as a person who sat behind that desk, there will be moments where you’re smiling on the outside but torn up on the inside, and she will have her days. She will need more than just her loving parents and her family to be with her. She will need each and every one of you. So that is my plea for you tonight. If you truly care about this institution, if you care about the future of the institution, let’s do work. Let’s stop talking about it, and let’s be about the action.”

21-5413. Battery; aggravated battery; battery against a law enforcement officer; aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer; battery against a school employee; battery against a mental health employee. (a) Battery is: (1) Knowingly or recklessly causing bodily harm to another person; or (2) knowingly causing physical contact with another person when done in a rude, insulting or angry manner;

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‘It wasn’t supposed to be this way.’

—JOSEPH SHEPARD

THURSDAY- 5/4/17 9 p.m.- Shepard concludes farewell speech

9:10 p.m.- Hungate’s mother confronts Shepard after speech, allegedly muttering racial slur; Hungate’s father allegedly charges Shepard and family

SGA PRESIDENT HUNGATE’S STATEMENT ON RACISM ... If the decisions of the investigation show truth to the claim that slurs were directed to anyone present, then I will immediately condemn that incident. Furthermore, I will do whatever necessary to ameliorate the effects of that transgression.

This incident has marred the prestige and professionalism of the Student Government Association, and Wichita State University, as a whole. When I was elected, I wanted to unite all students and fight for all students. I wanted to create a university that was inviting to all students and was capable of letting all students feel safe and able to express themselves. This has been proven time and time again to be a difficult task no matter the circumstance. I still hope, and know, that I can make a difference on this campus. I know I can have voices heard. I know I can have problems addressed. I know I can lead this university to something greater than it is. While Joseph, Taben, and I have an incredibly HUNGATE long and complex history, I sincerely hope that they continue to be the fierce and ardent advocates they are. I will be better for it.

I never want any one of the 15,000 students involved with this university to feel abused, belittled, or isolated.

Racism, and broader discrimination, cannot be tolerated, and will not be tolerated, in my administration.

Student Government has positively impacted so many students, and it will continue to do so under my tenure. I hope that people feel the sincerity of this letter and look beyond the drama and spectacle that last night, and the following social media storm, has caused. I am still a person and a student that has hope — I know you all are too.

For now, please respect the privacy of my father, my mother, the rest of my family, and me. They have supported me through many times, as I will be their support now.

After 9:30 p.m.- Teri Hall arrives after police officer calls 10:32 p.m.- University police cleared from site after speaking to witnesses

9:15 p.m.- RSC workers contact university police to report disturbance 9:16 p.m.- University police arrive on scene

*21-6203. Disorderly conduct. (a) Disorderly conduct is one or more of the following acts that the person knows or should know will alarm, anger or disturb others or provoke an assault or other breach of the peace: (1) Brawling or fighting; (2) disturbing an assembly, meeting or procession, not unlawful in its character; or (3) using fighting words or engaging in noisy conduct tending reasonably to arouse alarm, anger or resentment in others. (b) Disorderly conduct is a class C misdemeanor. (c) As used in this section, “fighting words” means words that by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite the listener to an immediate breach of the peace. *Anti-black hate/bias

4:13 p.m.- SGA posts second response on Facebook condemning racism, discrimination, assault, harassment, and hate crimes

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2 p.m.- Students gather in SGA office demanding answers from Hungate and Teri Hall, demand university statement from Hall

FRIDAY- 5/5/17 12:44 p.m.SGA posts response on Facebook distancing 60th Session from “personal legal matters”

5:42 p.m.- Shocker Blast sent out denouncing hate speech and discriminatory behavior 7:05 p.m.- Hungate posts message on Facebook condemning racism and asking that people respect her family’s privacy

Student Body President Paige Hungate’s parents are subject of criminal investigation for battery and ‘fighting words’ against Student Body President Emeritus Joseph Shepard following an end-of-the-year SGA banquet.

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tudent Body President Paige Hungate’s parents — who work at local high schools — are under criminal investigation for battery and anti-black, hate “fighting words” following an altercation at a student government banquet, according to police reports and multiple sources that attended the event.

Rhatigan Student Center facilities workers contacted university police to report “an act of disturbance at the Rhatigan Student Center” at around 9:15 p.m.

Thursday, immediately after the end-of-the-year banquet.

Student Body President Emeritus Joseph Shepard, who was the second black student body president at WSU, gave a farewell speech at the banquet, which was attended by several members of the 59th and 60th Sessions of

student government and their parents, administrators, and university staff.

In his speech, Shepard said he acknowledged that Hungate was not his “first choice” for student body president but offered his support for her during her presidency.

“I didn’t feel that it was wrong for me to say that — it was out there,” Shepard said. “But this is who the student body elected, and we need to respect her — we need to work with her.”

Sophomore Juan Garcia, who was in attendance photographing the event, said Shepard’s speech “elevate[d] the tension” in the room.

Garcia said the speech was “politically charged” and left Hungate and her parents visibly upset.

“You could tell by their faces, they were not having it,” Garcia said.

Shepard said Hungate’s mother, Stacey Steffes-Sundquist, approached him after the speech because she had taken

exception to his speech. He said they then moved the conversation outside of Beggs Ballroom, where the conversation escalated to an argument.

Shepard said Steffes-Sundquist said his speech was “divisive” and an attack on her daughter.

“She told me, ‘You’re the problem. Everything is about you. Everything is the Joseph and Taben show,’” Shepard said.

Shepard said Steffes-Sundquist raised her voice while continuing to express animosity toward him, and with tensions building, former Student Body Vice President Taben Azad stepped in, telling Shepard to leave the altercation. Agreeing to leave, Shepard responded to Steffes-Sundquist saying, “Act your age, not your shoe size and then maybe, moving forward, we can have a conversation.”

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EMPORIA STATE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENTS RELEASE STATEMENT OF SUPPORT SHEPARD AND AZAD

Last Thursday, multiple students witnessed Wichita State University’s former Student Body President, Joseph Shepard, as he was called a racial slur at the Student Government Association farewell banquet.

As student leaders, we value the effort and passion that both President Joseph Shepard and Vice President Taben Azad have put into making their campus more inclusive for all students, faculty, and staff. We stand in support of Joseph and Taben as they face issues of racism in their positions in higher education.

As a university that celebrates diversity and inclusion, we do not condone racism on any college campus. Regardless of the distance, we will always be in support of our fellow regent universities. If any Emporia State University student wants to vocalize their concerns, please come to the Association Student Government offices at the Center for Student Involvement in the Memorial Union and we will listen. As Hornet Nation, let us stand together in support of all members of our community.

—Elijah Williams and Megan McReynolds, past and present student body presidents at Emporia State University.

Digging up the past If ANYONE tells me that America is racist towards the African-American race, I will only say that we have a black President.

– Paige Hungate @pehungate 1/21/13

Students took to Facebook to share past Tweets by Paige Hungate, questioning her opinions on and awareness of racism following allegations against her parents.

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Vice President of Strategic Communications Lou Heldman spots the President working out.

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Wichita State University shouldn’t wait to act on matters of discrimination, hate speech.

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Student Senate voted to approve a YMCA facility and wellness center on Innovation Campus.

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Dead bird found hung at the house of former SGA Vice President.

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Just as Wichita State University President John Bardo gets more “external” as a president, the Y moves to Innovation Campus.

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Now is not the time for silence The events that transpired Thursday and spurred a police investigation have incited discussions of racism on campus and brought to the attention of students a seeming lack of timely and sufficient responses from those in positions of power on campus.

Thursday evening’s events resulted in a tense meeting in the SGA office Friday that drew nearly 40 concerned students, a social media firestorm, and a police investigation of the alleged racist speech and battery by Student Body President Paige Hungate’s parents targeting Joseph Shepard following his farewell speech as outgoing student body president.

Steven Shepard’s account of the evening, which was posted immediately following the incident, has amassed nearly a thousand shares on Facebook.

Steven Shepard is Joseph Shepard’s father.

Even though university officials were immediately made aware of the incident, it took the university

nearly 24 hours to release, via Shocker Blast, a statement about the situation.

“Wichita State University does not in any way condone or tolerate violence, discriminatory behavior or hate speech,” the response reads.

“We regret that waiting for the investigation to conclude has been perceived by some as a lack of concern about inappropriate speech.”

The response also promised that university efforts “to deter incidents of discrimination in the future” will be “broadened in weeks to come.”

A response issued by Student Government Association the following day was an effort to distance the association from the incident without any direct mention of the alleged racially charged attack.

“Student Government Association as a functioning body does not have any involvement with personal legal matters,” the statement read.

It seems apparent that the decided style of response to controversy by those in positions of university leadership takes on the form of generic statements of lackluster denunciation and flimsy, hollow promises of nothing in particular.

President John Bardo has yet to release a statement regarding the situation, which seems in-line with his recent absence from campus issues.

Following a series of chalk drawings that included racial slurs were left on campus in December, Bardo released a swift statement of condemnation.

“We deplore all forms of hate speech, including these acts of vandalism,” Bardo said in the statement.

In an interview with The Sunflower late last month, President Bardo discussed his changing role as president and his move away from a focus on the university’s internal functions and towards external operations at the state and federal legislature levels.

He said such a role is typical of presidents at major research universities.

“A lot of these issues should be wrestled within the organization with not necessarily everything coming to the president’s office,” Bardo said at the time.

As president of a university — research or otherwise — Bardo is a top figure of authority and the face of the university. A president of a university cannot simply remove himself from on-campus situations. Student issues should be a top priority and cannot continue to be put on the back burner by leaders. This situation will not go away by putting our heads in the sand.

The Sunflower stands strongly opposed to racism and acts of violence. The word allegedly used Thursday night against Shepard is disgusting and should neither be tolerated nor met with lukewarm responses that seem to brush the gravity of the incident under the rug. What does President Bardo have to say?

University issues statement on hate speech, discriminatory behavior Wichita State University responded to an alleged incident involving former Student Body President Joseph Shepard and the parents of Student Body President Paige Hungate, condemning violence, discriminatory behavior and hate speech Friday afternoon.

The university response came after more than 40 students gathered in the Student Government Association’s office demanding a response from Hungate and Vice President of Student Affairs Teri Hall. Hall agreed to provide a university

statement following the meeting with the student group.

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We regret that waiting for the investigation to conclude has been perceived by some as a lack of concern about inappropriate speech.

Nothing could be further from the truth.”

UNIVERSITY STATEMENT

“Wichita State University does not in any way condone or

tolerate violence, discriminatory behavior or hate speech,” the university said in the statement.

“We take all allegations of such matters extremely seriously, whether those allegations involve members of the WSU community or visitors to our campus.

“Last night’s disturbance at the conclusion of the Student Government Association dinner is under investigation by the University Police Department (UPD). We regret that waiting for the investigation to conclude has been perceived by

some as a lack of concern about inappropriate speech. Nothing could be further from the truth.”

The university promised to broaden the efforts on discussing what steps can be taken to deter incidents of discrimination in the future, and also create an inclusive and tolerant campus environment.

“Those efforts will be broadened in weeks to come,” the university said in the statement.

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SGA approves student fee, green lights YMCA partnership Here’s how student senators voted:

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In the final SGA meeting of the semester, the Student Senate narrowly passed a resolution Wednesday night supporting WSU’s venture to bring a YMCA and updated wellness facility to Innovation Campus.

The vote, which passed by a count of 23-16 with two abstentions, came less than two months after the 59th Session of SGA voted down a similar proposal in resounding fashion.

One major argument against the proposal in March was the means of funding — a per credit hour student fee that would cause students taking the most hours to bear the brunt of construction costs of the wellness center.

The updated proposal calls for a three-tiered student fee model in which individuals falling into different credit hour ranges will pay a flat fee to spread the financial burden.

Debate over the resolution spanned the better part of four hours and was oftentimes heated.

In open forum, former Student Body Vice President Taben Azad expressed his concern that the administration pursued the partnership with the YMCA after SGA had already voted it down.

“The night this was proposed to SGA, Dr. Tomblin (Vice President for Research and Technology) said, quote, ‘If you do not want it, we’ll mark it off the master plan and we’ll move on so I say absolutely if you don’t want it then I say move on,’” Azad said. “This is a direct quote from what he said to us in March but less than twenty-four hours after we voted down the resolution, Dr. Hall was saying the SGA vote is more of a recommendation than a mandate.”

In her officer report, Student Body President Paige Hungate

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Wichita State SGA Sen. Zubair Khan raises his YMCA membership card. Khan spoke on affordability of low-income family memberships. Khan voted no on the resolution to support bringing a YMCA to Innovation Campus.

addressed fears that the administration would disregard student input moving forward.

“The concerns I’m hearing right now are that students are going to be left out of the conversation about what moves into the Y and what moves out of the Heskett, but I’ve been promised that myself and other students will be included in those conversations,” Hungate said. “I’m confident that that promise will be followed through on, and if it’s not, then it presents another issue.”

Other senators worried that two few details were included in the proposal to make an informed decision. Senator Zubair Khan likened the situation to a bad car buying experience.

“You don’t buy a car and then hammer out the details,” Khan said. “You don’t say ‘I’ll buy the

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mumbled a racial slur directed at him.

Multiple sources that witnessed the altercation confirmed Steffes-Sundquist then directed a racial epithet toward Shepard. After the argument, Hungate’s father, Trent Hungate, “charged” Shepard, bumping Shepard’s mother, who is listed in the police report as a victim, in the shoulder, multiple witnesses said.

“He had intent to physically harm me,” Shepard said of Trent Hungate.

Steffes-Sundquist is an assistant principal at Wichita Northwest High School.

Trent Hungate is a football coach at Kapaun Mount Carmel High School.

In a statement to The Sunflower, Susan Arensman, news and media relations manager for Wichita Public Schools, said the district is aware of the incident.

“To the extent that it impacts our district, we are following district protocol and investigating,” she said.

Sophomore Amena Elamin said she witnessed the altercation between Trent Hungate and Shepard.

“I had seen that Joseph was walking out.

He was talking to Paige’s parents,” Elamin said. “Suddenly I see Paige’s dad charging after Joseph.

“That’s when they held Joseph back, they held her dad back. They were struggling to get loose, still yelling at each other.”

‘What’s it going to take?’

Hungate did not respond to The Sunflower’s request for an interview about the altercation.

The WSU Student Government Association, through its Facebook page, released a statement Friday afternoon, distancing the organization from the situation.

“The events relating to the parents of the incoming and outgoing Student Body Presidents are private matters,” the social media post said. “Making the Association involved would be outside of the Association’s functions.

“With questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to reach out to members of the Association’s cabinet,” the statement said.

At about 2 p.m. Friday, nearly 40 students went to the student government office in the RSC asking for answers from Hungate and Vice President for Student Affairs Teri Hall.

“This has become a legal concern,” Hungate said, “a personal, private matter with my family, and I can’t really give any more detail than that. I really can’t. It’s

car now whether you give me three wheels or four’ so we have to look at the specifics and make sure that this is hammered out and wellplanned before we vote on behalf of our constituents.”

Though a number of senators worried about the corporate influence of bringing the Y to campus, many were won over by the promises of an expanded wellness center and daycare program. Among those was Senator Alexander Vulgamore.

“When I think about this and why I want to vote yes, it’s because of the wellness center,” Vulgamore said. “I think we are too focused on the YMCA aspect of it.”

He went on to justify his views.

“I’m in the College of Education and I’m placed at a local high school here in Wichita,” Vulgamore said. “I think about my

becoming a legal concern with my family, that’s really all I can say.

“I’m not going to incriminate my family.

I’m not going to incriminate myself. I was not there last night when anything went down. I was not there. I do not know the facts,” Hungate said.

“I don’t condone those words being used,” Hungate said of the allegations against her parents. “I don’t condone those actions being taken.”

“I don’t know what you want from me because this situation involves my family.”

Hungate left the meeting after one student asked, “How do we know the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree?”

Hall took over the meeting and answered questions from students.

“I want to apologize on behalf of Wichita State University,” Hall said, “I promise you that we’ve been working and responding on this incident since last night. …But if we haven’t communicated that appropriately to you, we want to respond to it, we want to get to the bottom of it, and if we don’t, we don’t support this kind of behavior on our campus … If we haven’t been open and communicating quickly enough or clearly enough that we’re concerned about this situation ... I apologize.”

Hall went on to discuss improving the reporting system for incidents of hate crimes on campus.

Students said they are growing increasingly frustrated with the university administration, including President John Bardo, who they said have continuously failed to address similar, concerns over treatment of minority students in the previous two years, including death threats, lack of support for the Black Lives Matter Resolution, and disparities in the way the university serves underrepresented groups.

Students asked Hall whether she cared at all about growing tensions at the university, including those directed at Shepard.

“We all here want a policy here saying Wichita State will not support or condone hate speech or racial slurs and I want it in writing and I want it fast,” said Tracia Banuelos, who ran against Hungate in the SGA elections.

“What’s it going to take: One of us to get shot?” Banuelos said.

There was no response to Banuelos’s question. Hall said she wanted to collect everyone’s email and schedule a meeting with everyone in attendance after finals.

“Last night was tough for my family and friends,” Shepard said. “It wasn’t supposed to be this way. It was supposed to be a night of healing, a night of reform, and a night of being proud — and that was taken away from me.”

students and what they’re going to get if they come here because the majority of them are going to, and if they’re not provided with the most excellent wellness services, then I think that’s a disservice and they should go to KU honestly.”

The resolution ultimately passed, narrowly reaching the majority vote necessary. The proposal will now go forward to be presented to the Kansas Board of Regents for approval in June.

Hungate said she hopes student will embrace the new addition to Innovation Campus.

“I think people should be excited about it because now we’re going to get all the solidified answers,” Hungate said. “They should know that students like myself and others will be advocating for them and relaying their concerns.”

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Saima Azad, sister of former Student Body Vice President Taben Azad, is questioning vandalism to their family’s backyard. Saima Azad said she does not think the event is a coincidence to events of discriminatory behavior on campus the day before.

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The family of former Student Body Vice President Taben Azad is questioning whether vandalism to their backyard is a coincidence to on-campus events that have happened in the last week.

Saima Azad, sister to Taben, shared a picture of a dead bird tied to their family’s porch by a string late Friday night.

Saima Azad said the timing of the event prompted her to see the disturbance as no coincidence. One day prior to the incident, former Student Body President Joseph Shepard was the victim of alleged battery and anti-black, hate “fighting words” following an altercation following SGA’s end-of-the-year banquet.

Taben Azad served as Shepard’s Vice President in the 59th Session of the Student Government Association. He was also a listed

in the police report of the incident as a witness.

“I do not think it is a coincidence that someone trespassed on our property, went to our backyard, and took the time to hang a dead bird from our porch,” Saima Azad wrote in the Facebook post.

“If this was a prank, it is beyond disgusting and frightening,” she continued.

Tanzin Azad, brother to Taben, took to social media expressing his concerns for marginalized and underrepresented communities.

“As the only Muslim family in the neighborhood, I do not think that it is coincidental that someone took the time out of their day to enter our backyard to hang a dead bird from our porch,” Tanzin Azad said.

Tanzin said the family contacted Wichita Police to report the disturbance.

Taben Azad did not wish to comment on the subject Sunday night.

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CW: RACISM, SEXISM, MISOGYNY, HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA, BIGOTRY, PREJUDICE “This guy on Bill O’Reilly is so ignorant. America does NOT have a contempt for black people. That is not true at all.”- Paige E. Hungate @pehungate “If ANYONE tells me that America is racist towards the African-American race, I will only say that we have a black President. #notracist” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate “I’m sorry, but why is it okay to say that only one race’s lives matter? This disgusts me.” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate “Thing is, there is no evidence that Brown and Garner were killed because of race. These cops were targeted SOLELY BECAUSE THEY ARE COPS.” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate “If one says that I like Romney only because he’s white and I say that they only like Obama because he’s black, I’m called racist. #notfair” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate “@[nameredacted] So true. But [Obama’s] skin is black and that’s all that matters to some people.”- Paige E Hungate @pehungate “Why is it that @MartinOMalley was booed and required to apologize for saying ALL lives (including black and white) matter? #AllLivesMatter”- Paige E Hungate @pehungate “A REAL QUESTION FROM THE DEPATE IS WHETHER OR NOT ONLY BLACK LIVES OR ALL LIVES MATTER. ARE YOU KIDDING ME”- Paige E Hungate @pehungate “I want to know why Twitter blew up about Eric Garner and Michael Brown but now 2 police officers were shot in New York and there’s nothing.” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate “At some point, America needs to stop blaming people of one particular race for all its issues. It helps absolutely nothing.” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate “It’s also interesting how Republicans were against slavery while Democrats were pushing for maintaining slavery.” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate “I find it strange how Democrats were the ones fighting to keep slavery in that time, and now they are the ones to call Republicans racist.” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate “Why #YesAllWomen ?? We cannot promote feminism when we look down on misogyny. I’m all for the power of women, but we are equal, not more.” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate “Says it all about this gay marriage issue. “The Creator made them male and female.”- Paige E Hungate @pehungate “Did he really just bring up gay marraige? REALLY? Pisses me off. Pretty sure homosexual marraige is NOT the same as heterosexual marraige.” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate “Yeah, Boehnr… Don’t clap. Good. Why does Obama have to bring up homosexual unions? It isn’t a marriage…” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate

“Rachel Maddow is disgusting.. EW EW EW EW.” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate

“Oh my… The Lego Movie is liberal propaganda satirizing border control.” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate “Rode the elevator with Senator Sessions. You could say we are basically best friends now.” – Paige E Hungate @pehungate

STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT PAIGE HUNGATE HAS YET TO APOLOGIZE TO JOSEPH SHEPARD AND HIS FAMILY. THERE IS NOTHING INCRIMINATING ABOUT CARING FOR STUDENTS. YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE SHE’S BEEN SILENT ABOUT? SHE HAS YET TO EXPLAIN THESE PUBLIC STATEMENTS. HOW

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