“O-ok,” she responds in the most docile tone that I’ve ever heard. And I guess she doesn’t deserve to be fired. Indian xxx But whatever. But I’ll be damned if she just tosses it aside like nothing over one day. She’s not that fast. Say it. Bathrooms? She logs in on her computer and starts to read off the names,
“Thomas Aaron?” she calls to no response, “Is there a Thomas Aaron? …Is he not here?”
“Woah, woah, woah,” someone says, “Did you just assume their gender? She hesitates before saying,
“I’m sorry, but as a teacher, I’m not requi-”
“Don’t give us that shit,” another student intervenes, “How could someone be so irresponsible?”
Now, this is always hard to watch. But she can do better. She shakes her head. Say it. Especially a senior class? Say it. Eventually, I start hearing faint sobbing.
