In our little local paper they publish a smattering of summaries of the weekly police activity here on Bainbridge. I'm not sure how they choose which ones to summarize, but this one was my favorite from last week and it is in no way fictional.
April 24
Disobeyed: A father called police to his Tolo Road house to report that his 12 year old son would not obey him. The son had reportedly been cutting paper for a school project and refused to move his project. The boy told police he did not want to move his project, asked to hear "alternative" proposals to moving his project, asked for a written contract and "lobbied to bring his own bed if he was placed" in a juvenile detention facility, according to police. Police explained to the boy that he had an obligation to obey his father. The boy agreed and discussed with police "some possible coping measures to alleviate his frustration and foster more effective communication with his father."
This leads me to two conclusions:
1. Our schools are putting a lot of pressure on kids about their homework
2.They are doing a very effective job of developing student's vocabulary
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