Teacher Follows Her 12-Year-Old Student Who Dives for Food in Dirty Dumpster before Christmas — Story of the Day
After noticing that her student doesn’t eat his lunch and frequently dumpster dives for food, a teacher becomes suspicious of him and decides to follow him. What she discovers along the way changes her life.
Sandra Elliot worked as a teacher at Summerville Charter School in Nashville, Tennessee. Academically, the woman was a Ph.D. scholar, but when she and her husband James were not blessed with children, she took up the job—much against what her academic qualification could have offered—so that she could be close to children.
Sandra had a sweet and kind demeanor, so all of her students adored her as much as she loved them. She was always trying to help them and was interested in their lives outside of school. Who knew her curiosity would lead her to discover something unexpected?
Sandra spotted Robin dumpster diving for food | Photo: Shutterstock
One day, when Sandra was walking past her classroom during lunch break, she noticed one of her students, 12-year-old Robin Hollister, sitting quietly in a corner, staring out the window intently. His lunch box was right in front of him, but he hadn’t even opened it, and he seemed quite lost.
Why is he not eating? Robin is always the one who looks forward to the lunch break the most. Is he not feeling well today? she wondered as she was about to approach him. But just then, the head teacher, Mrs. Anderson, called her, and she had to leave.
The next day, before the lunch break arrived, Sandra had made a mental note to ask Robin why he didn’t eat his lunch the previous day, but when she arrived in class, he was nowhere to be seen. She looked out the window and noticed Robin walking away with his lunch and a plastic bag in his hand.
Sandra left the class quickly and followed Robin quietly, only to discover the boy dumpster diving, vigorously collecting leftovers from the bin and stuffing them into the bag.
“Oh dear,” she gasped, covering her mouth in shock. “Why is the boy doing that?”
Suddenly, Robin looked up from the dustbin, scanning the area for anyone who might have noticed him, and hurried away.
Robin filled the bag with leftovers and ran away | Photo: Unsplash
Sandra wanted to follow the boy and ask him why he was doing that, but there were still a few classes left before her shift ended, so she decided to confront Robin the...