Bus Incident of 7th Grade (Ride of Tears or Great Bus Revolt)

The Bus Incident of 7th Grade, informally referred to as the Ride of Tears or simply Great Bus Revolt, is the name of the return from the D.C History Trip. Following mechanical difficulties and an alleged bus accident, bus driver "Al" was ruthlessly clowned by Theo Carlston. When calls from the Collet Administration to "cease and desist all further inflammatory remarks" was not heeded, Theo passed what came to be known as the Event Horizon of DC (relating to the point of no return in a black hole). His scathing remarks transitioned away from only the bus driver, and began to directly target the bus chaperone, Christine. Hitting like .50 BMG rounds from a Barrett M82 (M107), recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-materiel precision rifle, his insults tore holes in the egos of teachers and students alike. The culmination of years of subjugation under the tyrannical rule of the Collet Administration had led to this moment. Fellow students looked on in awe and terror as Theo continued to let loose volleys of insults and jokes.

Immediate Response
There was no immediate response to Theo's diatribe of insults and mockings of authority figures on the bus. Tears were falling from the eyes of adults, and the noise level was reaching record levels within the bus. In a last ditch effort to quiet the bus and return order to the helm, Al beat on the steering wheel, causing the bus horn to go off, and leading to an eruption of laughter among the back of the bus. Spearheaded by Theo Carlston again, a second assault was launched on the teachers, leading to a collapse of authority for the remaining 45 minutes of the trip.

Post Hoc Response
The following week, social order was regained by the Collet Administration, and Theo was forced to pay reparations in the form of an apology letter to the bus company. Forced to accept these terms, or be put on a "Behavioral Contract," Theo, assisted by Natasha Rensky, embarked on the literary process.