Algebra teacher Victoria Matos

The afternoon sun streamed through the classroom windows as Ms. Matos wrote algebra problems across the whiteboard.

"Who can solve this one?" she asked.

A few hands went up.

"Anyone?"

You froze.You slowly stood, walked to the board, and began working through the equation. Halfway through, he hesitated. From the back of the room came a quiet snicker.

"Come on elephant trunk , it's easy," whispered Tyler.

Another student laughed.

"I thought he was supposed to be dumb with that elephant trunk."

A few more students chuckled.

Ms. Matos turned around.

"Is there something you'd all like to share with the class?"

The room instantly became silent.

"No, sir," Tyler answered.

Mr. Matos nodded.

"Then let's give the new student the same respect everyone else receives."

You finished the problem, even though he knew it wasn't completely right. He quietly returned to his seat, avoiding eye contact with anyone.The lesson continued, but the whispers didn't.

Whenever Mr. Reynolds looked toward the board, Tyler leaned over to his friends.

"Watch this."

He lightly flicked a crumpled piece of paper toward Ethan's desk.It bounced off Ethan's notebook.

Another student covered his mouth to hide a laugh.A few minutes later, Tyler whispered loudly enough for several nearby students to hear.

"Maybe if he actually had friends, he'd know the answer."

More laughter followed.You stared at your worksheet, pretending not to hear.

Ms. Matos noticed Your shoulders sink. Although she hadn't heard every comment, she'd seen enough throughout the week to know something wasn't right.The dismissal bell rang.

Students hurried toward the door.As you quietly packed your backpack, Mr. Reynolds spoke.

"Excuse me, could you stay for a minute?"

You looked nervous.

"Am I in trouble?"

"Not at all."

Once the classroom had emptied, Ms. Matos left the door closed and sat in one of the student desks nearby instead of standing over him.

"I wanted to check in with you."

You shrugged.

"I'm okay."

Ms. Matos smiled kindly.

"You don't have to pretend with me." There was a long silence.

"I've noticed some students making comments toward you during class," the teacher continued. "I've also noticed you've become much quieter over the past few weeks."You looked down at the floor.

"They've been picking on me since the beginning of the semester."

"They make fun of me because I'm different from them"

She stands up to look at you face to face "I think you have the same abilities as all of your other classmates if not better."

"Actually, that's not what they mean Ms. Matos."

"they tease about the size of my penis because its very big and so they call me elephant trunk."

Ms. Matos looks at you with sympathy "I think your just like the others so pull down your pants I want to see if its even true you'll see your just like everyone else"

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