Even in sixth grade, some kids have
total
meltdowns
at school.
So this morning when I heard high-pitched screaming down the hall and around the corner, I wasn't alarmed, but I knew I should investigate. I had only taken a few steps when I heard the principal's calm voice trying to talk the banshee down. I stopped and listened; I couldn't see them, but I could clearly hear the exchange.
"Get out of my face!" the student cried.
"I'm all the way over here," the principal said evenly, "far away from your face."
The student continued his outburst, though, getting so worked up that at last he dropped his voice to a menacing growl. "I will find you!" he threatened in words he had clearly heard elsewhere. "You'll see! If it's the last thing I do, I'll find you."
"And it won't be hard, either," the principal replied. "My office is right over there, and I'm here every day."
Tantrum?
Over.
total
meltdowns
at school.
So this morning when I heard high-pitched screaming down the hall and around the corner, I wasn't alarmed, but I knew I should investigate. I had only taken a few steps when I heard the principal's calm voice trying to talk the banshee down. I stopped and listened; I couldn't see them, but I could clearly hear the exchange.
"Get out of my face!" the student cried.
"I'm all the way over here," the principal said evenly, "far away from your face."
The student continued his outburst, though, getting so worked up that at last he dropped his voice to a menacing growl. "I will find you!" he threatened in words he had clearly heard elsewhere. "You'll see! If it's the last thing I do, I'll find you."
"And it won't be hard, either," the principal replied. "My office is right over there, and I'm here every day."
Tantrum?
Over.
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