Marin IJ Readers’ Forum for April 30, 2024

Students have equal opportunity to do best

I would like to respond to the article concerning Novato High School’s speech contest (“Novato student speech contest stirs equity concerns,” April 20).

It is a wonderful opportunity and challenge for all of the sophomores. Simply by working on it — preparing, researching and practicing — a student is achieving exactly what is intended. If students advance to the semifinals or finals, that is the result of the student’s hard work and they have earned it.