Le conte

I started first grade at the age of seven at Le conte Elementry school. The first year was okay. I was put in a classroom with a teacher that did nothing but yell at us all day. Most of my classmates knew I was different because I was a year older than them. They would say " you're seven, so you should be in the second grade." I knew I was different but I didn't know how to explain it to them. I was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome by my therapist but my mom never told me until I was much older. I was teased a lot because of it . I made two friends with two girls in the first grade the only real friends I would ever have at that school.

even though they were my friends we only would play when we were at my house usually. at recess I think they were afraid to be around me because I was different. They didn't want to get teased so they would pretend like I didn't exist.

The second grade was a living hell. I was separated from my friends and I was put with a racist teacher. There was only one other caucasian person in the class. My teacher would only ever let me sit and play with her but she was a bully. When I would try to play with kids of other races she would yell at me and try to direct my attention to the person of my race. I even had to spend my recesses with this person. She made me feed my lunch to the birds and do things that were against school rules. If i didn't she would beat me up her friend would also join in the activities and it was complete hell. Because of my gentle nature I wouldn't stand up to the bullying. I would do what ever the bully wanted me to do because I was afraid that it would only become worse. My parents started to see I was coming home with bruises everyday. So I finally told them what was going on. They told the teacher and the principal. They told my parents it was a lie. so my parents took me out of that school to be home schooled.