Meg | Wake County 100

Narrative, Continued:

Since Meg was the youngest of four closely aged sisters, she recalls one of her proudest moments was figuring out a problem before her sisters. This particular time was when her father brought home a logic problem for the older sisters to figure out. So he was startled when Meg figured it out first. Another one of her greatest accomplishment in her life was to overcome the obstacles she encountered growing up as a young person in her family. Some of the situations were dysfunctional and unhealthy. She feels everyone has family troubles and that is what connects us together as human beings. She feels no one should be afraid to share their differences.

“The school system can not promise that they will keep your child safe in high school and middle school and this is a huge problem,” said Meg.

Written by: Elise

Meg

Gender: Female

Age: 25-64

Race: White

Nativity: Born in US but not NC

Educational Attainment:

Some College

Occupation: Seamstress

Travel Time to Work:
Works from Home

Internet Access in Home: Yes

Religion: Presbyterian

City: Cary

Narrative:

Meg was born in one of the most famous states in the U.S.A., New York. Huge cities, big shopping malls, right? Not where Meg grew up.

The city of White Plains, New York was were she was born but, she grew up in Yorktown Heights, which is a smaller town located in up state New York. The youngest of four sisters, Meg recalls being able to see cattle right beyond their backyard. As a small town they only had one high school, which she attended. In her community there were mainly white people. There were a few African Americans, but no Asians, or Hispanics in her high school. Living in the north, she does not believe that her race played a role in her life. However if she had lived in the south, she thinks it would have played a greater role in her schooling.

Meg, her husband, and their son own four pets: three dogs and one cat. The family are Presbyterians who value and follow their church's beliefs closely, but do not attend church each week. With her son still in school Meg volunteers at his school and enjoys the community resources of libraries and parks. One thing she appreciates about Wake County is that there are more opportunities in this county than in others. The one big problem with Wake County in Meg's opinion is how rapidly the population is growing. Another of her concerns is being a parent with a son going into middle school and with past impressions that there is not enough security in the high schools and middle schools. “The students are given to much freedom,” she states. ”The students can skip class without any adult knowing, or go off campus to eat lunch when not allowed, and no one will know.” Also, she said that with the lack of supervision students bring things to school that are harmful and because the schools are so big they can't monitor them.

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