Newspaper controversy puts Bear Creek High School in international spotlight

When Mikala Bussey, 18, saw a headline about Bear Creek High School on the Yahoo.com homepage, she knew the story had gone viral.

"People in Australia are reading this story. And the comments are just great. There were 3,000, last I checked," she said.

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Robert Jacobs posted at 7:05 am on Sat, Feb 16, 2013.

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So where is the story these students wrote? I mean that's what this story is about? I don't understand the thinking here....
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