A letter to... the pupil I wanted to foster

‘You were moved to a home for difficult girls. I still wonder if I should have suggested you live with us’: the letter you always wanted to write

I taught you for almost two years and attended at least 15 meetings about you, as your pastoral head of house at a London secondary school. What you don’t know is that I often thought about the idea of fostering you.

How shocked would my boyfriend have been if I had brought you home – a “problem child” of almost 13? A couple who worked long hours, lived a hectic lifestyle and often ate cereal for dinner – could we have offered you much better?

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2RNiN3I