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

to start testing,” he said.

“And Liam?” I asked.

Silence.

Then: “He’s spiraling.”

I squeezed my eyes shut.

“What are you doing?” I asked, trying to keep panic out of my voice.

“I’m following protocol,” he said, and the way he said it sounded like he hated the word.

Protocol.

That word again.

A shield.

A cage.

“He needs a person,” I said. “Not a protocol.”

“I know,continue reading …