Recently my son has been accused of stealing. Something I know in my heart of hearts he did not do. He was questioned repeatedly at school by administrators and the police. He consistently stuck to his story that he did not know what they were talking about. They eventually told him he could confess or go to Carver. He did not. When I learned all of this was happening from a phone call from a principal, I had my son taken out of school for the rest of the day.
I then had to force him to go to school the next day. Then he was accused of texting ME at school to pick him up. He did not know how to respond because he did not know about my phone call with the principal. Needless to say he was held, surrounded by three ADULTS and forced to confess to texting at school so they could confiscate his phone. Stating that his mom does not ESP and doesn't know when to pick him up with out him calling.
Long story short -- They had the wrong Zack from the beginning. My son was NEVER involved, as a thief or witness. This does not negate all the trauma my son has endured over the last two days.
When as educators did we start forgetting we were working with CHILDREN!!! The adults in charge at his school have treated my son as a guilty adult. Never taking into consideration that they were dealing with a 13 year old. Not an adult.
I would never dream of treating my students the way my son has been treated. He has been traumatized, threatened, and hurt by all of this.
But you know what -- I do have ESP where my children are concerned. I knew talking to all of those adults and the police would be traumatic for him and sitting at school would not be productive. Do you know what told me that my ESP. I usually call it my Mother's Instict. It started the day I knew I was pregant.
Mother's Instinct let me know that when he was 3 and climbing on a wall, he was going to fall. It let me be there to catch him. It was there when he was 6 and I signed him up for PIPs because I "just knew" it would be a good program for him. It is there everyday, helping me know how he is feeling, what he is doing, etc. Every GOOD mother has it.
I have instructed him to tell the office that Yes I do have ESP!
