Early Exit Denied
It was Friday, and I was surprised by a minimum day. That's a good surprise. Although, it wasn't actually a minimum day for the students. It was what they call International Day, which is a day where the campus clubs sell food, and the kiddos spend time in a carnival-like atmosphere with dancers and other performers. The entertainment and the food are from many different nations. So, while the classes ended just before 1 PM, the students were still "at school" until their usual dismissal time a little over two hours later. However, they let the subs go after the classes were over. I had checked out, and I was on my way to my car. At the above gate, there was a girl climbing over. (This is known as "hopping the fence". Read: ditching school.) She was almost to the top when I got there. "What are you doing?" Yes, it was pretty obvious, but I had to open the conversation somehow. She did not have an answer for me, of course. She got her legs over the ...