To the teacher in the elevator

CHAPTER 6

To the teacher in the elevator…

You might be one of the most heartless, rude people I have ever met. It was 2013 and I had to wear sunglasses in school, due to my second concussion. I had a note from the nurse and my doctors, allowing me to use the elevator to get to my classes. As I stood there among other teachers, one of which being my home room teacher, you walked into the elevator. Upon seeing me you exhaled in disgust as if I had disturbed you in some awful way. I had seen you pass by me in the halls, we had never spoken and you didn't know me. You walked towards me, then turned your back and said, with a chuckle, to the other teachers, just loud enough for me to hear you, "this one thinks she's at the beach". The teachers all laughed, including my home room teacher who knew exactly why I had to wear the sunglasses indoors. Let's be honest being the only one wearing sunglasses indoors, at school is a bit weird. I got a lot of looks and a lot of questions but the fact that you, a teacher, would single me out in front of a crowd of adults and make fun of my situation was beyond me. Then, on top of that, the fact that my home room teacher just laughed instead of explaining why I was wearing sunglasses, after I looked to her to defend me, was upsetting. Might I remind you that this wasn't an isolated incident you did this every time I saw you pointed it out to whomever you were walking with, teacher or student. Just in case you still don't know, I had to wear the sunglasses because of my extreme light sensitivity. If I didn't wear sunglasses it would increase my headaches and pain level instantly. Ideally, I would've had to keep my eyes closed; however, life goes on, so I wore sunglasses. I hope that you never make fun of a student ever again, whether they have green hair, red eyes, orange skin or sunglasses on.

The girl you made fun of,

The one with sunglasses on