Friday, August 29, 2008

Bathroom Ridiculousness

I have a student who often has this blank look like he is off on some other planet while interacting with me or the other students. He is also a new student so nobody really knows him or know how to read him. He is just about the slowest eater I have ever encountered and even after having a half hour to eat a small school lunch, he is always trying to "finish" eating. By this time, he has finished his food and is trying to eat other people's leftovers. He is the one I always have to ask to throw away whatever he is still eating while we leave.

Today, however, he snuck something past me. He put an opened, but unfinished juice bar in his pocket. Not only did he put this bright red, popsicle-style snack in his pocket, but he kept it in there for about 40 minutes before trying to eat it in the boys bathroom during a bathroom break.

When the other students told me a boy from my class was eating ice cream in the bathroom, I thought they were kidding because lunch was 40 minutes ago and no one could have hidden an ice cream treat that long. Well I was wrong and this kid walked out of the bathroom with red Popsicle all over his face, on his head, on his pants, and on his shirt. His pants were also covered in water because he was clearly trying to wash the popsicle off. To top it all off, the zipper on his pants was down. He came back to class looking a MESS! I decided the embarrassment of it all was punishment enough. I also decided he could explain to his mom what in the world happened to his clothes at school. He hasn't tried to sneak anything in his pockets since, so I guess it was a minor success.

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