Just a little bit about where I work...

So I go onto Unit CC2...At Hampton the boys are placed on separate units regarding how far they are through the program. And if you don't know much about where I work its a psychiatric treatment facility for boys. It is a court ordered placement and the boys live here until they complete the program. We have boys that have made some horrible choices and some that others have made choices for them as their reasoning for being here. Two examples would be that we have a 10 year old with 22 charges on him (mostly gang related) and we also have a young man who is here because he came home from school and his parents had been taken off to jail. These boys have serious issues but in order to stay sane in this place we (staff and clients) have to make light of things that go on in here.
So back to where I started; I walked into CC2 and we were getting ready to go to class (they have to have education while they are placed in here). And me and 3 clients walk into class and 1 boy was not wanting to come to class. They have their good days and they have their bad days. This my friend was a bad day. So this is how it plays out...
1. He flops himself on the floor
2. He starts screaming "I'm remedial, I can't go to school!! I'm remedial!"
3. Finally convinced to come into class...he does the paralyzed army crawl to his desk.
4. He bangs his head on his keyboard for a while.
5. In the end falls asleep on his desk until class is over.

Just a little bit about where I work...stay tuned more news to come!!