She had two stops to make before going home, and she dreaded them both. When she’d tried to give Fern’s class another signing lesson today, she’d had problems with Kyle again. Not only had he been unwilling to learn, but he’d convinced two of the other boys to ignore her as well. If that hadn’t been enough, during recess Jolene had caught Kyle poking at Irvin with a stick, and he’d written Irvin a note saying he was a dummkopp who had no ears.Jolene’s first response had been to want to tell Kyle to stop tormenting Irvin, but after taking a few minutes to think things through, she’d decided it was best if she said nothing to Kyle. If he’d been one of her students, she would have punished him on the spot. Instead she’d spoken to Fern about the problem and had left it up to her to discipline the boy. But after thinking about it the rest of the day and seeing how Irvin had pulled further into his shell, she’d made a decision. Before going over to see Lonnie, she would stop at the Beechys’ place and talk to Kyle’s folks.
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