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You think you know me, you don't know me well. episode notes. Thank you so much for listening. in you don't know anybody until you talk to someone In July of 2008, I got a text from him saying that he had to go up to the high school

and talk to our principal because something was up.

I had friends that knew he was texting me all the time because, again, I did not realize

this was a hard boundary.

I figured the licensed teacher would know the boundaries,

and if he were the one initiating all of the conversation, it must be okay.

He said everything was okay after that meeting

because he had another teacher come in and back him up.

This teacher had students, babysit his kids,

and Mr. Smith made it seem like all I was doing

was helping with his dog. That teacher defended him. However, that teacher was not treating

students the way Mr. Smith was treating me. We continued to text and see each other, and someone

tipped off our school again. He got in trouble this time, but administration acted as if it had never happened, swept under the rug.

I was never asked if I was okay or if I needed anything. They only cared about their status and reputation as a school.

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