Not Everyone Was Happy About School Starting -August 2011

Danny woke up one Sunday morning to go to the Branch Presidency meeting, when he found his truck had been smashed in the night. What a bummer! We hadn't heard a thing!

Most of the windows were smashed, some scrapes on the sides, and flat tires. NICE!!!! Well, he called the police and they came to investigate.

Christian also investigated. He found a footprint in the grass with his magnifying glass, but it was his.

Any clues in the mailbox?

The police had an idea right away who did it because they had seen and talked to three teenaged boys who were walking down Main St. earlier that morning. They asked Danny if he knew those guys, and being the assistant principal, he did. He had been involved with discipline for 2 of them.He handled it matter of factly and didn't seem to be too hurt, but I was hurt for him. It was pretty upsetting to me because I know how much Danny really cares for the students and wants what is best for them. Plus, it made me angry because it caused Danny to miss church and a day with the family. Instead he cleaned glass out of his truck and our driveway, all day. I even saw him trying to vacuumm little shards out of the grass. Things like that hurt the whole family. It cost time together and it cost several hundred dollars as well as time to replace the windows. When Grant got a piece of glass inside his croc a few days later, I was especially ticked.

Anyway, after several months of lying and denying it, and even parents lying for them, the kids were finally caught. 2/3 admitted it. They went to court and will pay us back (eventually). We recently received 1 apology letter, so that was nice.

I was proud of Danny for handling the situation so well and for being a good example of forgiveness and moving on.