I agree with you....notice in the speech it was all me me me....if she had framed it outside herself to her fellow students not getting the attention they needed I night be sympathetic but her speech was all about herself no one else. A valedictorian is picked to represent the whole student body not just themselves. they are picked because they are the brightest and are thought to be able to voice the rest of the student bodies dreams and asperations.
Did you watch the video? She got a huge ovation from the class.
But if she did not witness the stuff happening to others, she cannot legitimately speak on their behalf.
She can only accurately and honestly relate what she experienced.
If others experienced the same, they need to speak for themselves.