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(Episode 04)What Happens When Those Who Need School Most Feel Least Welcome? | Dr. Kristilynn Turney

10 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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Dr. Kristilynn Turney recalls failing to show compassion to students as an assistant principal, and how school staff can unintentionally push away the most vulnerable kids. She asks you to remember a time you lacked compassion or needed it and didn't get it.

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