
“He didn’t see the knife, but ‘I heard the flick, and I heard them say there was a knife.’ The rest was just instinct. Briar stepped up to defend his classmate, pushing the knife-wielding bully away. It wasn’t until fourth period everything went haywire. ‘I got called to the office and I wasn’t able to leave until the end of the day,’ he said. That’s when Leah O’Donnell, Briar’s mother, received a call from the vice-principal. Instead of getting a pat on the back for his bravery, Briar was made to feel as if he had done something terribly wrong. The police were called, the teen filed a statement and his locker was searched.”
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