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Speakers praise Bella's inclusion on top flight team
Summary
At a meeting, commenters said Bella has been welcomed by teammates on the top flight team, attends practices regularly and is treated like other students; speakers urged equal treatment for students with disabilities and thanked Miss Hilda Guazacocci for her support.
Speakers at the meeting said Bella has been welcomed by teammates on the school's top flight team and consistently attends practices.
"Having Bella on the top flight team has been very great, and I feel like very inspirational to, not just me, but to the other students on the team. They have welcomed her just like anybody else on the team. And, she's got friends on the team, and she holds her own," Commenter 1 (role/title: not specified) said.
Commenters described peer help when Bella needs it alongside expectations that she learn and perform like other team members. "I am seeing where if she needs help, the girls have no problem helping her, but I've also seen where they expect her to know it, to do it just like anybody else. And, and she knows it. And she practices at home. She comes to our after school practices, morning practices. She never misses a day," Commenter 1 said.
Another commenter emphasized equal treatment for students with disabilities: "I don't believe that you should treat anybody different just because they have some kind of sort of disability. I don't see Bella any different either. Like, I treat her the way I treat my friends. Right, Bella?" Commenter 2 (role/title: not specified) said.
"I don't see her any different. I don't think we should see anybody different because of it. I think that if you really wanna do something, do it. Because if, like, people like Bella, like, they they're just so underestimated, and I don't think that that should happen at all. Bella's just as special as anybody else," Commenter 2 added.
Commenters also highlighted Bella's abilities and the example her inclusion sets for other students. "She's smarter than us. She's capable of doing so much more," Commenter 2 said.
"There's a lot of our kids that deserve an opportunity to be part of something a little bit bigger. And obviously, Bella is a good example. And like I said, there's a lot of other kids that once given the opportunity, they can do it as well. So so happy for the flat girls that have embraced Bella and, you know, have become like a big family," Commenter 3 (role/title: not specified) said.
Commenter 3 also thanked Miss Hilda Guazacocci by name for her role supporting Bella and the team: "...so happy and so proud of also Miss Hilda Guazacocci."
