I was beat up, put down and tormented by other students, humiliated by teachers, every time something came up that showed I was different. Nope, I didn't get to stay home. I think once or twice my mom picked me up early on days they were gonna have a Halloween party. Eventually we were taken out of public school but those years in were pure hell.
The last year wasn't so bad...my teacher was Jewish and she felt sorry for me when the kids would be mean...she would send me on errands for her and got me a special program signed up at the library so I didn't have to sit there doing nothing when they were drawing christmas trees and having birthday parties...she was a nice lady, I wonder what ever became of her.
essie