SJ started crying on the way to the car, since he knew he did something that would make him lose privileges. I read the note before I pulled out of the parking lot.
It basically said that SJ threw a fit during inside recess. Mr. Brown and Mrs. Banks had told the girls that they could get basketballs first. Then, they called the boys to get balls. Not all the boys got one and one of those boys was SJ.
He kicked the crate that holds the basketballs and started yelling about the girls. Mr. Brown told him to go sit on the bleachers for the remainder of recess.
I put the note away and told SJ he lost electronics for the evening. I also told him he was going to have to apologize to Mr. Brown and Mrs. Banks the next day. He claimed he already apologized to both of them. I told him I would be verifying that.
I reminded him that his behavior was unacceptable and the punishment will keep getting longer each time this happens. I asked him if any other 6th grade boys threw a fit and of course he shook his head no.
The next day, I asked Mr. Brown if SJ had apologized. He said he had apologized to him, but he hadn't to Mrs. Banks. I thanked him and told SJ he would be writing Mrs. Banks an apology note. I made him write it and put it in her mailbox.
On Monday, Mrs. Banks came to our house for tutoring. She told me how he kept raising his hand while he was sitting on the bleachers. She and Mr. Brown were ignoring him, but different pairs of girls kept going over to talk to him. They were asking when he could get up.
Now, how ironic is that. The same people he was so irritated with were the only ones who were coming to his rescue. It didn't matter, though. He was being punished and he couldn't charm his way out of it.
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