This is so unique because Leo explains that, “You almost never get [an intense stare such as Stargirl’s] from people,” and this evidently surprised him. This tells us that people in his school prefer to stay fairly contained. I infer that they do not want to stand out that much, because if they did then they would stare at people similar to the way Stargirl did. But, because Leo says that you almost never get this stare from anyone, it shows us that no one in his school is daring to stand out, and that his school’s culture is very shy.