When a fellow second-grader returned from recess and “told on” another classmate, Mrs. Cuddy made her position clear. She had zero tolerance for a tattletale. She then tied a length of dirty-white jump rope around the playground snitch’s waist, positioning its “tail” (we could barely spell, so disregard the homonym) to hang down the informer’s backside—yes, over the unmentionable (butt!) region. And this ropey tail—a 1960s dunce cap—stayed knotted around the tattler for the remainder of the school day, scoring off the public humiliation charts. Being young, impressionable, and terrified of Mrs. Cuddy, we second graders learned quickly: Regardless of the injustice, never tell on anyone!
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Ooooh, those Big Lessons that were not on the curriculum!
So... what's the scoop on your classmates? Was David Penn-something really a suck-up or did his parents make him wear that? And what's the deal with the X on Jay Weeselowski? Did he pull your hair one too many times? And did James have a crush on Pam, the little girl to the left of him? Tell all!
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