My Teacher Threw My Report About My Marine Dad’s Dog in the Trash and Made Me Apologize—Then Scout Walked Into Our Classroom

“What about kennel master?”

“Ben explained the job.

I didn’t work in the kennel myself.”

Patel made a note.

Then reached the rank joke.

“You wrote that Scout outranked Ben.”

Clara sat straighter.

“It was a joke he told me.”