Everybody appeared concerned.

Concern, I had begun to learn, did not necessarily produce a repair order.

Autumn opened her notebook.

She had listed the places where her chair had become stuck, the times she had been marked late, and the adults she had informed.

She had recorded six incidents over three weeks.

“I don’t want someone following me around school,” she said.

“I want to get to science without having to decide whether to ask for help.”

Mr.