Students Work To Make The ‘R’ Word Obsolete

By Kathy Walsh
PARKER, Colo. (CBS4)– They call it the “R” word … retard or retarded. It can be a cruel label for a person with intellectual disabilities.
For years now, there has been a national campaign called “Spread the Word to End the Word.” This year, students at Legend High School in Parker decided to show the entire student body how much that word can hurt.
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The students were peer interns, helping the students with special needs one on one