Don’t Pass Notes By: Kathleen Beyer

I want everyone to pay special attention to me today We are going to learn about an exciting program called PowerPoint You students can benefit from and use the rest of your lives so listen up!

I hate computer class and Ms. Kilstrom more than any other class I have ever taken! Sshhh she’ll here you and we’ll get into trouble, but me too ! Will you guys please shut up I am trying to listen.

“Hey Katie ahaha lets pass notes instead of listening to this old witch! What should we do this weekend maybe let’s go the mall on Saturday. I wish that this old nasty woman would just shut up; I don’t think she realizes that everyone hates her and that nobody is listening. Write back and tell me a joke or something because I am so bored!!” No I don’t want to we’ll get caught and get into trouble Yes, do it or we are not BFFS anymore and we can never hang out again. “ Hey best friend oh my god I know you are so right about this computer class. I wish Ms. Kilstrom would all of a sudden come down with a bad case of the flu and have to go home that would cut class real short! Ughh only 20 more minutes I cannot wait for this crazy woman to stop talking! She needs to get fired ASAP~ x0x0x Katie

Excuse me Katie and Samantha hand over that sheet of paper you have been writing on. I also would like to see both of you after class, we need to talk.

I am sad and disappointed in both of you girls for what has happened here today. Ms. Kilstrom I am so sorry. I have never felt so bad. Seriously Ms. Kilstrom, we feel awful about what we said in our notes. Please forgive us. I appreciate your apologies, but this is serious. I am sending you both to the principle’s office right now.

I’m scared Samantha I have never been in there before Me neither! I don’t wanna go in there! Me neither but we have to, let’s just get this over with take a breath, here we go…

Girls after reading over these notes I never would have expected this from either of you, and am so disappointed Do you realize how hurtful this is for Ms. Kilstrom; she is such a nice woman and does not deserve this. We understand that what we did was wrong and that we need to be punished. Yes, that is correct you definitely need to punished, and to figure out how that punishment will go I am sending notes home with each of you to your parents requesting that they come to my office for a meeting tomorrow evening.

Yes, my husband and I agree and also apologize to everyone involved. Thanks very much for saying that, and your daughters have repeatedly apologized also. I know they are good girls and feel bad, it is just disappointing Well, that aside we understand the girls are sorry but the school has to take action to let the rest of the students know this type of behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. My wife and I would like to start off by apologizing for our daughters’ behavior. This is unacceptable and will be dealt with accordingly.

We understand completely, and just know that both of our girls are being punished appropriately at home with groundings. Well that is up to you as families, but here at school we have decided the girls will each receive a weeks detention after school with Ms. Kilstrom They will help me with anything I need and hopefully gain back what was a good student teacher relationship. That sounds fine, we will take the detention and we are so sorry again!

I forgive you girls, now lets get back to normal. I hope you learned your lesson about passing notes during class time We did! We will never pass notes again! I will see you after school for detention tomorrow maybe we can order pizzas!

A valuable lesson was learned that day….. The End