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The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities can sometimes be seen as an easy punching bag by legislators, employees, employers and employment law attorneys. But there’s one area that has been an unequivocal success and where you won’t see almost any headlines. The CHRO several years ago developed the Kids Court Essay Competition which runs each year.  In it, it gives high school and middle students the opportunity to talk about topics that are important to them and shine a spotlight on others who may not have the same opportunity.  In doing so, the competition focuses on important and contemporary civil justice issues. This year’s essay topics were: #Dreamers: The Immigration Debate #Hate Crimes: Don’t Pull the Trigger #MeToo #Where I Live, Who Can I Become #Educational equity: race, power & privilege The CHRO received over 300 (!) entries.  Out of that, five essays were chosen as finalists at both the middle school and high school le...