Everyone in school was touched

[mollykins]

there's a boy from my high school (never knew him personally) who is about 15 who had brain and spinal cancer last year, but I think he recovered, but never quite fully or it might have been the chemo etc making him weak.

But a couple of days ago he had a stroke and is now paralysed and has been given a few more days to live.

I've never seen the school effected like this before, even when a teacher died (I didn't know him either, so not sure if he was very popular). There were assemblies for all the three lower school year groups but sixth formers didn't and i don't really want to ask what was said. My chemsitry teacher is the deputy head so probably told us the jist of it (as above), but after the assemblies, there were people (girls, boys and even a teacher) in the corridoors crying.

have you ever witnessed something similar? 9as in the people being effected not what is actually happening to him).

[mollykins]

Ruth, i went to the fete thing 2 summers ago and got a mug ?MS 1959-2009

[DTCwordfan]

death of 42 people in my company and I was one of the team to go and pick up the pieces......

[ruthann58]

no molly not got to retirment yet , i wont go to another school , its sad to see it go i went their when i was a kid, its a far better place then the ones in town , its got so much lovely grounds , both my son went there when mr h was the head

[mollykins]

I had Mr H as a head teacher in my first two years. Is the lanky geordie still there?

[mike11111]

Don't pick on us geordie teachers, you're treading on thin ice, young lady!

[mollykins]

Sorry mike and everyone else apart from ruth, we're having our own little convo here it seems. it's the only way to describe him without saying his name.

[ruthann58]

yes mr m is still there, mr s the drama teacher left and mr b who taught the intake year,both have taken early retirment , i think some have applied for jobs at the other high school (D) will ask my daughter in law if any have got jobs there when it closes as she works at D are you on FB i am

[mollykins]

Ruth, I'm at denes 4 days a week although mondya and friday it's only the afternoon.

Mr S left, what about the mrs? (although they have a different name, but still a S)

Mr W who applied at B didn't get the job! I tohught he was a great teacher.

There might be a day when i don't have to go into 6th form and people will be at your place, i might go visit then to see how things have changed, might end up seeing you :/