Author: Lauren Neidhart

Lauren Neidhardt received her degree in Public Policy and Sociology from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 2006 and her Masters in Social Work from The Ohio State University in 2012. Between undergraduate and graduate school she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo, West Africa. Lauren currently works as the 8th Grade Student Life Coordinator at the LFNY as well as being the Student Diversity Coordinator for the Secondary. Lauren is passionate about diversity and inclusion within schools and works to raise awareness and generate conversation about these important issues among students.

June 12, 2015 Community / Featured

Confronting Discrimination

Atticus Finch said, You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view; until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. On Monday, June 8, eighth-grade students at the LFNY attempted to do just that. The focus of the LFNY class delegates this