Trust me, I am not a "cop" at my school at all. I simply have to play the cop from time to time when I see a situation like the one I described before (a kid kicks the mentally handicapped kid in the balls). Otherwise, I'm generally focused solely on providing as much potential for knowledge as possible for my students. There are times, though, that shit goes down that needs to be looked at as an authority figure, not as a buddy.
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