PBS NewsHour

Female cadet commands respect at her high school

Clip: Season 2016 | 2m 15s

Shantell Gonzalez of Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High in Miami refuses to let gender stereotypes get in the way of service to her country: she is the only female CO in her school’s Junior ROTC unit. Our Student Reporting Labs report as part of Outside the Box, a series on the ways that young people are challenging traditional gender roles.

Aired: 01/29/16

Rating: NR

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