As I was leaving today, I saw the school police officer outside. He came up to me and we were having a conversation when the vice principal came outside and asked him to come to the office because of a "situation."
We both went inside. There, a mother was beating the crap out of her son. Officer Johnson told her she had to stop and she kept saying that he's her son and she can do whatever she wants. Me and another teacher got all the other kids out of the office area and they closed the door. He kept telling her that she is not allowed to hit him like that on school property. He told her she had to let go of him.
I walked the other kids outside, away from the office. When we were outside, the boy ran out door, dropped his coat and backpack (its 18 degrees outside) and ran off. His mother came out screaming about how she had told them not to let him go and that it was the school's fault that he ran off. They closed the door in her face and she continued screaming profanities at the school.
I have no idea where that little boy went, but I'm sure it's not home. I hope he's warm and safe.