Yes, today was the first day of school for el kiddos. Here’s what you all have been waiting for … the highlights of the school disciplinarian’s first day of school.
Hits:
1. My two most frequently tardy employees were on time for work.
2. Long sleeve white cotton shirts are surprisingly cool in 105 degree heat for dismissal duty.
3. The new “spitter/runner” made it through the day without incident.
4. Our new chain-gang-orange-out-of-dress-code t-shirts were not well-received by the 10 young ladies who were forced to remove their spaghetti strap style tops.
5. 430 sixth graders survived their first day of middle school, and they all were served lunch with only 25 late to their next class.
Misses:
1. After wearing sandals and flip flops the entire summer, I now have five new strategically placed blisters on my feet.
2. One fight = two Required Parent Conferences for me and two 3-day suspensions for them
3. One possession of a lighter and matter-of-fact comment that “I like to burn things” = potential arsonist
4. The blind kid was delivered to the wrong house after school.
5. I did not have time to pee until after 4:00.
All kidding and truth aside, today was one of the best days I have had in my 10+ years as an educator. I just might go back to school tomorrow.
