A Mother's Love

“If I had two guns, I would shoot the two of you!” James screamed in the office.
None of us responded.
I was standing right in front of the door when James came toward me and slammed his fists into the window slit that was next to the door.
“I want to break this fucking window!” James hollered.
My heart was racing, and I just stood there.

Walk through a day in the lives of a sixth-grade special education teacher and a few students who have many different needs. What happens to one of the middle school students, Stevie, and who is to blame? Is every student safe? Is what you are reading the full story?

Witness through the eyes of Mrs. Smith and the anxiety that follows her at all the students’ behaviors. Are the kids really this challenging, or is there something that is causing this behavior? Will Mrs. Smith continue to try to have a child of her own when she knows the dangers that are lurking in this world?