Kids can be so stupid

Sometimes life is a giant roller coaster. Work has been like that lately. It is getting toward the end of the school year (We finish June 25th.) My state exam is June 2nd and 3rd. I am doing everything in my power to do cool reviews. Anyway, it is also Spring and life goes nuttier in Spring in middle school. Friday four of our students were suspended: two for bullying; and two for being boys- shoving books leads to kicks and punches. Today four more were suspended: one girl for bullying; a boy for not being able to keep any semblance of a civil tongue in his head; and two kids for drugs. One students was in possession, the other was possession with intent to sell.
Fourteen years old and *poof* on your permanent record.
One of the problems with believing in the instrinsic worth of every child is the heartbreak when you can't stop them from screwing up.