Emma Signed Over Her Kitchen Island to Keep Toby Safe in Massachusetts

for an individualized learning plan, calling it a waste of time for a boy who simply needed to pay attention.

“The teacher in Boston already has a copy of this,” I told Toby, touching the corner of the paper.

“Is that the paper that says I don’t read right?” he asked, his pencil finally stopping against his knee.

“It is the paper that says you deserve continue reading …