Posted by Civilian Karina Enger (Director of Education) in Oed High School- Picking Fights (Jessie)

Posted by Civilian Jeannette Mathis (Federation Ambassador) in Oed High School- Picking Fights (Jessie)

Posted by Civilian Karina Enger (Director of Education) in Oed High School- Picking Fights (Jessie)
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A few minutes later, a woman stepped into the office, looked Jessie over and approached the secretary, speaking softly. She disappeared into the office.

Jessie watched for a moment, guessing it might be Josh’s mom. From what he understood, this kind of thing happened quite a bit lately. Leaning back in his seat, he looked up towards the ceiling. Above the planet, his own mom was working, doing her thing, and apparently pissing off the locals. It wasn’t the first time. But it was the first time it had involved him directly in some way.

A couple minutes later, a tall figure with auburn hair stepped into the office and glanced at Jessie. His per’s eyes widened and they stepped up to the secretary’s desk. “I’m Ren Mathis, here for Jessie.”

~The Mathis Family

The secretary nodded, “If you would, have a seat with your son. Headmaster Ch’zaahril will be with you in a moment. Do either of you need anything? I’m happy to get it for you.” She thought it best to not interject. Jessie could explain or wait for the headmaster.

Admin Secretary

“I’m fine, thanks,” Ren said. Jessie just shook his head. Ren sat next to their son and gently took his jaw in their hand, studying the injuries. “We’re going to have to stop somewhere and get these healed. Are you okay?”

Jessie both shrugged and nodded. Ren arched their brows as they gazed at him and Jessie sighed. “Does mom know?”
“Not yet. It’ll be awhile longer before she’s back on the surface. But I think you already know what she’s going to say.”
“I wasn’t trying to embarrass her.”
Ren’s expression softened. “I don’t think she’ll think that at all. But if you reached the point of physical violence, then there’s a much bigger problem. Do you want to tell me what happened?”

“No,” he sulked, but his per just kept their gaze on him. “This older kid has bene picking on me since I started and I just figured it was new kid hazing or whatever. But then he starts insulting mom and I just…” He sighed. “I punched him. Next thing I know we’re on the floor.”

For their part, Ren just nodded slowly. “And were there other options available to you before you decided to hit him?”

“Yeah.” Jessie bent forward and buried his head in his arms.
Ren leaned in and put their arm around him. “We always knew this would be a tough transition. Fortunately for you it’s not treaty negotiations, it’s high school.”

~The Mathis Family

As Josh and then Mrs. Woods left, Headmaster Ch’zaahril appeared in the doorway. “Jessie, will you and your parent come and have a seat, please.”

Headmaster Ch’zaahril

Ren patted Jessie’s shoulder and stood, giving the headmaster a sympathetic look. No educator liked having to call in the parents for something like this. They waited for Jessie to enter the office and then followed, taking a seat. “Jessie’s mother would be here, but she’s not available right now. Jessie told me at least a little bit of what happened, but I’m sure there’s more I don’t know.”

~The Mathis Family