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Wyatt Baldwin's Senior Quote Analysis

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Hello! I hope the school year is going great. Although I no longer walk the Daleville hallways I cannot help but hear the many things that go on. It was clearly brought to my attention that Wyatt Baldwin's senior quote was inappropriate. As I looked into the yearbook website and saw it myself after my mom had sent me the picture of it blacked out I understood the reasoning. I would like for you to know that I personally typed in his senior quote and was not aware of the sexual pun. Many seniors had looked over the quotes and it was never brought to my attention. I am sorry for the inconvenience that it has brought to the school. I would have never placed something in the yearbook that I felt was inappropriate. With that being said, there is

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