26/02/2023
I taught at this pretty rough school, and there was one girl in my class who was constantly suspended for violence.
I had noticed a group of boys following her around at recess and lunch, trying to stir her up, so I initiated ninja mode to catch them in the act.
As predicted, they cornered her, laughing and throwing insults, which she threw right back with force, fists clenched, ready to fight.
I approached the gang and told them to jog on, to which the ringleader told me to shut up.
Quick as anything, this girl screamed, "DON'T BE MEAN TO MY DUMB TEACHER!"
We both stopped, processing what she just said, turned to each other in shock, and then burst into laughter.
This was enough to snap her out of the rage, and we quickly walked to the office together to report the incident.
Of course, admin did little, and I was reprimanded for being late back to class, but this girl knew I had her back, and I didn't care about anything else.