Dianavan--try the first posting: "Before I felt like I fit in". Said after the fact--of course--but fairly obviously speaking to his desires at the time of the incident.

Charlie--there has to be a middle ground between a knife in the ribs and an appeal to the authorities for something to be done about the sandwich, the latter of which will be perceived as needing adults to fight your battles. It seems fairly reasonable that middle way would be to say nothing--except to your parents when you get home. Obviously the main culprit in the sorry affair is Fox News--for exploiting it. But the superintendent played right into their hands--by overreacting. Talk to the young lout responsible for the sandwich--but that should have been the end--unless, as I said earlier, he has a record of such actions.