BECAUSE I HAD TO PEE

On January 28, 2026, a veteran educator left his classroom for four minutes. Twenty-eight days later, a written reprimand was in his personnel file — permanent, transferable, built from a process that had already reached its conclusion. This is not a metaphor. Every document reproduced is real, every timestamp verified, every omission traceable through the record. A biological need became a personnel matter. They wrote their version. This is his.