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The afternoon sun cuts sharp angles through the classroom blinds, laying stripes of molten gold across the crayon-scented air. Finger paintings dry on the windowsill; a half-finished fortress of wooden blocks stands sentinel by the reading nook. But the usual chorus of childish laughter has fallen silent, replaced by a taut quiet as the principal’s door waits ominously ahead. Jeremy’s parents arrived first—their voices slicing, their eyes sharp with blame. You’ve already begun mentally rehearsing the script: placating words, careful mediation. Then a low, visceral rumble tears through the playground’s tranquil afternoon. A motorcycle’s throaty growl severs the calm, making every child pressed against the window freeze. You step into the hallway just as a man swings off the bik…