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**Title:** Personal Anecdotes about Unfair Treatment in School
**Summary:**
The author shares three childhood stories about getting in trouble at school for unjust reasons:
1. **Recess Incident**: Falsely accused of fighting after being punched by a classmate; both were sent to the principal's office.
2. **High School Study Time**: Caught with playing cards in class, which was against a "no gambling" rule; scolded by supervisor, but principal was understanding.
3. **Music Class Mishap (Back in Grade School)**: Wrongly punished for playing the recorder out of turn after attempting to clear their name, highlighting an unjust punishment.
**Takeaway:** The stories illustrate the author's experiences with unfair authority, highlighting the importance of articulation, acknowledging mistakes by authority figures, and navigating unjust rules.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, numbered and in short sentences:
**Recess Incident**
1. The narrator was hit in the throat by a classmate, Devin, during Recess.
2. A teacher mistakenly assumed both boys were fighting.
3. Both boys were sent to the principal's office.
4. The narrator was scolded and a note was sent to their parents.
**High School Study Time Incident**
5. The narrator brought playing cards to study time to show friends a magic trick.
6. Playing cards were banned in school due to perceived promotion of gambling.
7. The narrator was caught by a class supervisor and sent to the principal's office.
8. The principal was understanding, but still enforced the rule.
**Music Class Incident (Grade School)**
9. The narrator's music class was learning to play the recorder.
10. A teacher threatened to punish the next student who made a noise with their recorder.
11. After a noise was made, the narrator denied responsibility, but was still punished.
12. The actual culprit was not identified, and the narrator took the blame.