When I student taught 15 years ago my cooperating teacher told me that teaching special education (EBD) is hard and I shouldn't be surprised if somewhere down the road my former students would appear on the news and/or in jail for doing something really bad.
Well.......it happened.
Last spring actually, but sentencing was yesterday for this 16 year old that (as a 15 year old) shot two people (gang related) and when an unmarked cruiser came and the officers identified themselves he shot two of three officers, one of whom will never be a cop again due to his injuries - most of which are psychological I believe.
60 years, 9 months.
A few years ago he was a punk kid in middle school. Cold and uncaring. But still a kid deep down inside. We wouldn't see that too often. Told us a lot that by the time he was 18 he would either be dead or in jail. Just like his father. Was sent a few hours north to live with relatives because he was starting to get into the gang thing. Didn't last.
Now he has a lot of time to think about it.
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Oh isn't that just so sad. :(
How sad, it is so sad the things children have to go through in their young lives.
I can not image how you must feel, but please know that you did your best with him. There are some souls that you just can not help, no matter how hard we try.
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