I witnessed a conversation in a school. A parent was angered that her child was threatened by a staff member. After being scolded for mooning the class, the student felt angry and embarrassed, so he left the room. He called the teacher a “heifer” and gave her the bird on his way out. The kid also mentioned calling his cousins, which the teacher perceived as a threat. She retaliated — said she had cousins, too AND she’s also friends with the soccer coach– all she needs to do is talk to him and the kid will get benched.

This threw him in a rage.

Soon his mother comes up.

The teacher lies about what was said and the mom keeps on talking about her son’s anger issues– a disease that gets blamed for more outbursts than seems possible. Mom then talks about how what her son did was wrong, but he also has those damn anger issues and only she or his brothers can keep him in check.

And yet she’s afraid that this teacher’s cousins are going to seek them out.