Right after the morning bell rang a crying 2nd grade boy was sent to the office. His note said, "Billy forgot his pants." What?? Sure enough, there he stood in front of me with just his boxer shorts and no pants. We've had students come in their pajamas before because their parents had threatened them if they didn't hurry they would have to go to school in their pajamas... and they kept their word! But never, ever has a student come without his pants.
Billy's brother had walked him to school and I guess they were in a hurry. When I started to call home, that just made him cry harder because he was afraid he would get in trouble. So, I found some shorts that fit him that he could wear for the day. I told him to bring them back tomorrow. That didn't stop the crying. He was afraid to wear the shorts home. I asked him if he would feel better if he brought the shorts back to me at the end of the day before going home. He said yes, and finally the tears disappeared and he went back to class.
Sure enough, when the 3:00 bell rang Billy came running into the office. He stripped off his shorts, handed them to me and walked out of the building... with just his boxer shorts.
Sorry... no picture of 'boxer boy'. (I had to restrain myself!)
That is so sweet! I wonder if he really would have gotten into trouble for forgetting his pants... or if his brother would have. :)
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