He Drew Our Rescue Dog as Family—And the School Tried to Erase Him

lineage. It’s a science standard. If I let him add the dog, the next child adds a goldfish, and the next adds a PlayStation. We have to draw the line.”

“A PlayStation doesn’t have a heartbeat,” Leo piped up, his voice small but brave.

“It’s about rules, Leo,” she said, looking over her spectacles. “In the real world, definitions matter.”

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