Zero Tolerance, Real Boundaries: A Mother’s Stand After Her Son Fights Back

told to ‘ignore it’ until someone gets hurt?”

Hayes winced.

I turned slightly and looked at Leo. “Did you tell anyone before this?”

Leo’s face went red. “I—” He glanced at the adults, then at me, like asking permission to speak.

“You can tell the truth,” I said.

He exhaled. “I told the locker room monitor once. He said to ‘man up.’”

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