Run Away
On Tuesday, one of my students ran away. She became upset and stormed out of the room. I went to check on her and she had her coat pulled up over her entire body, hugging her knees on the floor. When I asked her gently to come back inside, she refused. I told her that if she didn't come back in, I'd have to call so someone could come check on her. "I DON'T CARE!" she screamed back. I stepped in my room to make the phone call. By the time the admin got there, which was two minutes max, she was gone. This has happened before - students fleeing when they're upset, knowing someone will come after them. But every time it's happened with one of my kids, they've been hiding in the bathroom. Emma Jean wasn't in the bathroom. I looked out and saw multiple administration in the hallway, concerned conversations passing between them. I kept sticking my head out the door in hopes for some information, but within a few minutes everyone in the hall was gone. ...