Hubbard Sucks

This article relates to Michael Hubbard, a schoolteacher. It should not be confused with the micronationalist Matthew Hubbard.

For the revolution in Gaplan history involving Hubbard and Hubbard Sucks, see Gaplan Revolution.

Union of Hubbard Sucks International Groups Honesty Society International
Digital logo reconstruction
Abbreviation	HS
Predecessor	Organization of United People
Formation	August 27, 2019
Extinction	End of the 2019-2020 school year (de facto)
Type	Political organization
Legal status	Rebel group
Purpose/focus	Opposition to Michael Hubbard
Membership	>24 people at height
Founders	Principal: Vera Sy Secondary: Wyatt Baek, Emma Bunnell, Tessa Huffmire, Renaldo Chang, Bhuvan Vellamena
Affiliations	Federated States of Gapla

Hubbard Sucks (HS), known to the public before June 2019 as the Honesty Society, Honesty Society International, Honesty Society International Group, Honestas Societatis, Honestas Societatis Internationalis, and officially the Union of the Hubbard Sucks International Groups, is a Gaplan nationalist and anti-Hubbardist organization. Commonly referred to by its acronym "HS," the organization played a pivotal role in the Gaplan Revolution and was the only serious opposition that Michael Hubbard (a classroom teacher in the school that Gapla was restored in) faced in his classroom through its active years of 2019 and 2020. It is widely considered as the successor to the Organization of United People.

The organization was known as the "Honesty Society" and several other variants to shield it from persecution prior to June 2019, as Hubbard was known to have actively tracked down opposition and punish students accordingly, usually by refusing to let them attend their favorite classes or forcefully isolating them from their friends. This second name was created by Vera Sy, the principal founder of the organization and then-Deputy President of the Federated States of Gapla, which Hubbard Sucks was often seen as associated with.

Its membership was exceeded two-thirds of the entire 5th grade Hubbard class at height, holding elections and operating as an independent activist body of the Federated States of Gapla. The organization's goals were to provide a forum for anti-Hubbard discussions, to provide support for those punished by Hubbard, plans to fire Hubbard, and a variety of other activities. It has been widely praised by students who have had Hubbard in other school years, due to it being a rare case of the students standing up against the teacher in an organized fashion.

Basic history

A digital reconstruction of the organization's logo.

The organization was founded very shortly after the start of the 2019-2020 school year, as the students realized that the teacher who they had thought to be very kind and friendly was nearly the exact opposite of their first impressions of him. This was likely due to the fact that the version of himself he portrays to other teachers and parents was different from the true version of himself, which he revealed only to his students. According to reports by students in his class in several school years, he employed a system of favoritism without any regard to merit, academic achievement, or any other objective standard, but rather by his own arbitrary determination.

Emma Bunnell was largely seen as Hubbard's most hated student, with Wyatt Baek closely following her, likely because of the obvious presence of his crush on her. Tessa Huffmire, who was originally greatly favored by Hubbard, was immediately hated after her friendship with Emma Bunnell was discovered by Hubbard through an incident inside of the classroom. As Hubbard's most hated students seemed to closely align with political leaders of the Federated States of Gapla, Hubbard took steps to try and ban its operation within school grounds, however, this effort did not succeed.

Contrary to popular belief, the six stars on the logo of Hubbard Sucks do not represent the six Gaplan dominions, as they did not exist yet, but rather represent the six original founders of the organization. The founders are generally accepted to be Vera Sy, Wyatt Baek, Emma Bunnell, Tessa Huffmire, Renaldo Chang, and Bhuvan Vellamena, who were all incredibly active in the organization and were the most outspoken about their opposition to Hubbard. The only mainstream Gaplan politician who was also in the Hubbard classroom that was not very active in HS was Chelsea Chen, who was originally thought to not have membership. However, further examination of digital records shows that she indeed applied for membership but was not very active in the organization at that time, and applied after she was pulled out from music, a class she enjoyed, for discussing transgender topics.

The logo of Hubbard Sucks, while not officially affiliated with the Federated States of Gapla, is displayed on the medal for the Order of the Gaplan Revolution, a prestigious Gaplan order.

Background

Hubbard Sucks, according to its founders, was created due to the teacher's severe favoritism, inaccurate or offensive statements about hand sanitizer, masks, and people who are transgender, as well as a personality perceived to be unpleasant.

A document written by members of HS criticizing Hubbard.

Most notably, he was known to call the students he didn't favor by rude names they didn't approve of. This resulted in a perceived impact on several students' behavior and academic grades, as he was known to lose entire essays and deny that they have even turned it in, even after finding them at the end of the year. Several members of HS reported threats that Hubbard issued around parent-teacher-student conferences, and several of his students from different school years were contacted by HS in its early days and were known to have mostly opposed him.

He also attempted to bar Gapla from operating, not only from inside his classroom, but throughout the entire school, due to his own personal opinions against Gapla. As Gapla was classroom-based at this time, this threatened its very existence and caused the now-famous Gaplan Revolution, an uprising against Hubbard which earned the Gaplans a de facto victory and right to operate after a protest. This was caused due to the failure of negotiations attempted by Gaplan leaders Wyatt Baek, Emma Bunnell, and Vera Sy. After his de facto defeat in the Revolution, Hubbard reluctantly allowed Gapla to operate.

His emotional impact on several students due to his harassment and singling-out of students in discussions was clear. Several of his students cried in Hubbard's own classroom, which was completely out of the ordinary in terms of the students' age, and a student composed a Google document criticizing Michael Hubbard (it was not published). Members have expressed their social and emotional trauma after the incidents of the school year.

History

Hubbard Sucks was officially founded in August 2019, a little before the Gaplan Revolution, but officially began meetings and protests organized by the group near December 2019. The organization is de facto disbanded but de jure still exists, as it has not been formally dissolved.

Organization of United People

Hubbard Sucks was preceded by the Gaplan-American activist group known as the Organization of United People, often referred to by its acronym "OUP."

Because the OUP predated the Gaplan Revolution and Hubbard, its main purpose was reformation of a variety of school rules, particularly relating to sports, seeking "justice and unity." A large problem faced by the OUP was that the membership was predominantly male, but this was largely solved after an outreach program to the female members of the class.

Unlike its successor, the organization was never banned, challenged, or received much success. It had a monthly newspaper and died out in activity when its successor organization was formed, even before Hubbard Sucks was declared the official successor of the OUP.

Leaders

The leader of Hubbard Sucks is titled the "President" of Hubbard Sucks, as well as a two deputies: one known as the "Secretary" of Hubbard Sucks, who is considered the more senior deputy, and the other known simply as the "Deputy" of Hubbard Sucks. Each administration of Hubbard Sucks had a six-month term.

The role of the leaders of Hubbard Sucks was usually to ensure its integrity, run most elections, set up websites, reach out to new potential members, and organize other activities.

List of leaders

Below is a table of the leaders of HS.

Time period	Approximate dates	President	Secretary	Deputy
First period	August 2019 to January 2020	Wyatt Baek	Emma Bunnell	Vera Sy
Second period	De facto: January 2020 to June 2020 De jure: January 2020 to present	Emma Bunnell	Wyatt Baek	Bhuvan Vellamena