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The clinic door flies open with a bang. A student stumbles inside, face pale and arm bleeding—the fifth one today. A hot wave of anger rises in my chest. I stride out into the hallway, ready to shout his name, but freeze. There he is, Mr. Baldi, sprinting full-tilt down the hall with his ruler held high, chasing a sobbing child who dives behind my legs, fingers clutching my scrubs in pure terror.