When I picked up my son from his new school, I was anxious but hopeful—until his teacher, Ms. Emily, offered a stiff smile and said, “Jacob had some challenges.” Jacob,
wouldn’t meet my eyes. His silence said more than she did. I tried to believe it was just first-day nerves, but something didn’t sit right.The next day, I was called back urgently: “Your son forged his test answers,” the principal claimed. Ms. Emily nodded along coldly. But Jacob’s panicked voice cut through the room: