Mom\u2026 they\u2026 in the schoolyard\u2026 they pushed me\u2026 hit my head against the wall\u2026 and then hit me again\u2026 I\u2026 didn\u2019t want you to get mad\u2026 I didn\u2019t want to cause problems\u2026<\/p>\n
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He closed his eyes again, as if ashamed of his own pain.<\/p>\n
The mother sat completely still as a cold fury slowly rose within her \u2014 not at her son, but at those who had done this to him, and at a system where a child is afraid to speak up, just to \u201cnot cause trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n
She called an ambulance, then the school, then the parents of the boys responsible. And for the first time in many years, her voice was icy, firm, and unshakeable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mom\u2026 they\u2026 in the schoolyard\u2026 they pushed me\u2026 hit my head against the wall\u2026 and then hit me again\u2026 I\u2026 didn\u2019t want you to get mad\u2026 I didn\u2019t want to cause problems\u2026 He closed his eyes again, as if ashamed of his own pain. The mother sat completely still as a cold fury slowly…<\/p>\n