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Two teenagers sit together in a school cafeteria, both looking at their phones.

Leah Gonzalez, right, 16, one of Loryann’s best friends, calls her parents to have a small birthday party for Loryann. Loryann, left, said she already made three best friends at the new school. Yehyun Kim / ctmirror.org