March 19, 2008

Ok, no excuses, I've just been lazy. Lots going on, but I should at least be updating this periodically. I think I'm going to try my hand at daily entries, something along the line of "this was the big thing that happened today."

So, with that, the big thing today?

A fight. But it wasn't really the fight that was a big deal, but rather the story behind the fight. Keep in mind I've got these two kids in two different rooms and I'm shuttling back and forth between the two.

Kid 1: I didn't do anything, he just came up behind me and hit me in the head three or four times.
Kid 2: He's been talking shit about me and my friends forever, I just got sick of it, so I punched him.

I asked, "Did he hit you back?"

Kid 2: no, he's such a punk!

I go back to Kid 1, "What have you been saying about Kid 2?"

Kid 2: Nothing. I don't even know him.

So, you were just sitting there, and Kid 2 just came up and started beating you up?

Kid 2: That's right.

"That's crap."

So I called in about 5 other kids, get 5 different versions of this story, finally enough information to generate something believable, which wasn't far from the original version. Of course in the written version, Kid #1 ended up giving a good fight, but, probably not true.

Two hours later:

Kid 1: 3 day suspension
Kid 2: 5 day suspension

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