I just caught a 5th grade boy crouching in the hallway behind a huge trash can, right outside the bathrooms.
Me: “Excuse me– what are you doing?”
Kid: “Nothing…”
Me (very sternly):”How bout you be honest with me before I get even more upset?”
Kid (looking at floor): “I was hiding…”
Kid (looking at floor): “I was hiding…”
Me: “Right. So that you could scare your friend when she comes out of the bathroom? So she’ll then scream and disrupt my ENTIRE class?”
Kid: (silent)
Me: “That’s what I thought. Go back to class. I’ll be talking to your teacher later. The hallway is not for pranks.”
And as the kid walks away, all I can think is “I can’t wait to pull that prank on my co-teacher.”
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This 5th grader and the Credit Card 1st date prankster seem to have a lot in common. Perhaps they should have a play-date after school this week.
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