My daughter “went to school” every morning — then her teacher called and told me she’d been skipping for a whole week, so I followed her the next morning.
My fourteen-year-old, Sienna, isn’t a bad kid. Moody sometimes, sure. But she’s never once skipped class.
Not a single period. So when the school called Thursday afternoon, I picked up right away.
“This is Mrs. Carter, Sienna’s homeroom teacher. Sienna hasn’t been in school all week.”
I almost laughed. It sounded impossible. “That can’t be right,” I said.
“She leaves the house every morning. I watch her walk out the door.” A pause.
