So I won't give much away, but this story happened to a teacher, Mr. Drake. Today was supposed to be like any other day, but Mr. Drake was in for a surprise. He was to work with a specific student. He had just transferred into the school a while back. He had already made enemies with a few of his classmates, but all the teachers felt his pain. The student was no other than Heath. This made Mr. Drake nervous. Heath was aggressive. Too aggressive for Mr. Drake to maintain. But he had no choice. He was an assistant to the head teacher Mr. Summers He was already working with another student.
Mr. Drake decided there was no need to work hard with an aggressive student, so he did the easiest thing to do.
Mr. Drake asked Heath to color a picture. That young boy didn't want to do that! Mr. Drake was told to stay strong, was it worth it? Heath was getting angry, annoyed, and disapproved of anything until he was to get his way.
That's when it happened, Heath watched as his innocent classmate, Omar was playing around. It was obvious Omar wanted to play with a deck of cards, but Heath wouldn't allow him.
Omar was a playful kid and had a hard time understanding social clues. This was obvious to Mr. Drake as he saw the anger in Heath's eyes. He stayed calm as he made sure both students were safe Heath was ready to attack. Mr. Drake watched as Heath reached for Omar. He had to be stopped. Mr. Drake's arm jerked to block his attack, but at that point, his life was in danger.
Mr. Drake watched in terror as Heath's nose was bleeding. Blood was running like a faucet.
Heath blew a gasket, directly at Mr. Drake. All the blame was on him. Mr. Summers suggested to help. Heath had to go see the nurse. Meanwhile, Mr. Drake was left behind to watch over the remaining students and clean up the struck disaster.
Mr. Drake was devastated. Throughout the whole day, all Mr. Drake could think about was how everyone would treat him. He felt like a criminal. This teacher was loved by dozens of students, and one was about to ruin his career!
He stayed home for three weeks. He couldn't go back to work. He was restricted from his job. All he could think about was how those dozen students may never see him again. How the staff were going to live without his kind heart and helpful presence.
Within those three weeks, Mr. Drake talked to the school board, officers, and a few others about this mistake. He repeatedly told them his actions were just a mistake. But didn't help.
Mr. Drake tried to call Mr. Summers. but it was like he was blocked out of existence. It made sense, Mr. Summers had accused Mr. Drake of hitting Heath with anger. But everyone knew the truth, Mr. Drake had no reason to hit a kid. Mr. Drake was kind to everyone. Some would even say his feelings for Heath were mostly fear.
But it was clear, the ones who accused Mr. Drake as a guilty assaulter didn't truly know the man like I did.
But those who knew Mr. Drake the most, continue to show him trust and love. It's unknown now what Mr. Drake will do. School is nearly over. but his love of teaching will forever follow in his next career.
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