The situation that would not go away

More and more is developing thanks to one little witch (sorry) at school who is determined to "make a name" for herself by making sure a teacher gets fired before it's over. She thinks she will even get to pick his successor. Our administration is so wimpy that I think she might. And it doesn't hurt at all that she's the niece of a prominent scientist.

I can't get this situation out of my mind--partly because SHE won't let anyone in-the-know do so and partly because a young man is sitting at home just because he made a bad judgment call. No, he didn't need to say such things and yes, he should be punished, but the original punishment was at least enough, if not more than. And it is a punishment that affects more than himself; his family is suffering, as well.

And I feel for him. It's so stupid. She led him on--that was established by herself early on, but then, apparently, she twisted it.

"Oh, yes. I did say those things," she says in that sickening-sweet tone, "and I know I should have; but I'm a meer teenager. I needed to tell someone..."

I won't print the details.

What folks won't do to keep themselves out of trouble--but I guess I've done the same thing before.

This just makes me sick.