She Moved Her Chair—and Our School Turned Kindness Into Controversy

and watched him shake and disappear inside himself—would you be sitting me down right now to talk about boundaries?”

Ms. Kline’s eyes held mine.

And for a moment, I saw what she was.

Not evil.

Not cruel.

Just terrified.

Terrified of angry parents.

Terrified of bad headlines.

Terrified of being blamed.

And in that fear, she was willing to discipline compassion continue reading …