When I was a kid we didn't need armed guards or cops in school. We had Nuns! What is your experience with Nuns ?

When I was a kid we didn't need armed guards or cops in school. We had Nuns! What is your experience with Nuns ?
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I got an F in reading in the third term, second grade and the bitch held me back for another year! (I didn’t go to school there the following year so, nah nah na-nah-nah, Sister!)
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