"I could feel hot, salty tears coming down my face. I sat and cried silently... I was scrunching myself up against the wall as far as I could. All of a sudden, someone from behind us taps on the guy’s shoulder..."
I am an assistant principal in a middle school (grades 6-8). When I have to search a student's cell phone, I often get sick to my stomach at what I find. It gets worse and worse every year.
"One day, while walking through Walmart, we noticed his body becoming swollen and infected. I didn’t think anything of it...I want to spread awareness."
“The newest TikTok challenge for the month of October is called ‘Slap a Teacher’ where people in the videos are encouraging students to slap a teacher or school employe.”
"We see your hateful memes and your snide remarks. We see you roll your eyes. We are not antisocial, and we are sad when we have to turn down invitations to ball games, Texas Roadhouse and Bible School. We’re just trying to keep our kid alive."
"The cashier and I locked eyes, sharing a “you’ve got to be kidding” expression. Holy cow, girlfriend, I nearly lost my ever-lovin’ mind on you at Register 6 that day."
"I am not ashamed that this happened to me. That was one of my motivations for getting the tattoo in the first place—I really think it's healing to be able to talk about it."
