Note (to Susan:) So much for me not flaking off, huh ;)? Your words literally brought a tear to my eyes. Thank you :). Yours is the first, and only, human-written comment of this entire year. I thought nobody read this story anymore, and figured no one would notice if I didn't post all of it. I'm glad I was wrong. I'll update it again, regularily this time.
Additional Note: Aha! Type-o's fixed. Thanks to Susan, the awesome editor :3. Inconsistencies are fun!
Letter Addressed to the School
Board
June 14, 2007
10AM:
Union High School District
SUSPENSION
NOTICE
Date:
6-14-07
Partial
Days: 1
Full Days:
2
Grade
Level/Grade Year: 011/2007
ID #:
698822
Since we at
Kennedy High school are interested in maintain
ing our close relationship with the home, this notice is sent to inform you
that Zach Tyler has been suspended
for: insubordination
Because
this represents a serious violation of our stanfards and of our education code 48900 k, Zach has been suspended and
may return to school on 4-21-07.
Sincerely,
(indeterminable
signature)
Attached: Statement by Zach Tyler
I was called out at the beginning
of 3rd period. I was mad about that, because I already told the secretary that
I don’t like being called out of class. Not all my teachers post their homework
online so if I miss their lecture, I could miss homework information. A large
part of my grade is participation, and it suffers when I’m not in class. When I
went to see the attendance secretary, Ms.Peruvia, she said that I had two
offenses which would be on my permanent record. When I asked for verification,
she said that I should already know the policy, since it was explained to me
and she had documented it. When I figured out what she meant, I answered that I
didn’t check back into the office for my yellow “return” slip after returning
from the test. I told her that if she wanted proof I came back, she could see
my teacher’s attendance list, and that the policy didn’t matter because she
knew where I was, and that was all that counted. Then I also told her to stop
calling me out of class, since part of my grade is on partitipation and class
time was already ticking away.
She answered that she did not like
my tone, and that she could call me out of class whenever she wanted. Then she
called Ms. Nasty, asking me to talk to her. Ms. Nasty and I also don’t get
along ever since she threatened me with a dress code violation which was fake,
since the outfit I wore broke no violations I had heard of or she could think
of. There is no official dress code, I already told her that. But she doesn’t
want to argue out points, and makes it clear that you must obey her way, or no
way. She talked to me as if I were a dog, motioning “come here” with her hand
and behaving very rudely. I had no desire to speak with her, because she wasn’t
the one who called me out of class this time. I was threatened with suspension.
I said I would only leave with Ms. Nasty if Ms. Peruvia would secure me an
appointment where we could come to an agreement on the issue of calling me out
of class. She would do no such thing, so they threatened to call the police. I
told them they could do what they wanted, because I wasn’t leaving until I got
that appointment. Ms. Nasty guarded the door and called in Mr. Brokeshaw, while
complaining about how I was wasting her time. Mr. Brokeshaw seemed visibly
upset.
There were two police officers, Mr.
Linden and an unnamed balding one. They told me to move to the principal’s
room, but I declined because he was not where my problem was. I was forcefully
pulled out of the room. The unnamed officer was holding too tightly on my arm,
and I tried to loosen his grip by complaining of pain and moving my arm
slightly. He grabbed my arm harder, yelling at me, twisting it even though I
loudly complained it hurt my bones. In Mr. Harold’s office, the balding officer
told me to get into a chair. I did not want to sit down, so he yelled at me and
very roughly pushed me into the chair. He then proceeded to call me a “very
annoying problem.” He demanded to know my grades, and Mr. Harold made a
wavering motion with his hand. But I had no problems with my principal since he
was more professional. Mr.Harold was helpful and understanding, but I don’t
think there was much he could do about the secretaries. He doesn’t watch them.
