Black began approaching the issues quietly, discreetly asking for changes. But near the end, she was demanding solutions. When the Assistant Principal told her that there was nothing further to be done, Black had had enough.
“I talked to lawyers the day after and was told I didn’t have a case. My only choice after that was to take him out of the school,” said Black, “We finished out the semester and because he was on cognitive rest, he spent the rest of the semester in the nurse’s office — that’s when the incidents stopped.”
Staying invisible
“A is so afraid of getting in trouble — and it helps him and harms him,” said Black. “He leads a very cautious life because he’s super sensitive.”
At the school he’s at now, kids are fighting other kids in the hallways, fighting teachers, and cussing. There’s so much attention on the other kids that A can sit in the back and disappear, says Black. But while he’s more comfortable in his new school, he doesn’t have the same opportunities he would have at HSE.
