The Homework Insurrection (Cave Mutiny)

Background
Following the establishment of Theo Carlston as Acting Head of School (for the day) in Fifth Grade, he decreed that no homework (including quizzes and tests) was to be administered that day. However, contrary to the direct orders of Acting Head of School, Reverend Waring assigned work.

Conflict
The conflict arose following the distribution of a quiz, wherein James stood up and made a public display of ripping the paper. As the Reverend approached the rebellious student and asked why this insurrection was taking place, James responded "It has been decreed that no work shall be administered on the day of T-Boner." Shocked and confused, the teacher was forced to call in reinforcements which saw to it that James and other students prepared to act out were dealt swift and effective justice.

Long Term Implication
As this had occurred in the Pre-Brodicus Era, "old order" authoritarianism was at an all-time high, prompting students— specifically those seeking a more liberal lifestyle and education—to lash out in the form of social protests. Being dubbed "social terrorists" as neutral students, this anti-establishment and anti-former order sentiment proved to be a driving social characteristic of the Middle School. The strength of this factor was accentuated in the election of the strong, independent student leader, Nicholas T. Brodie, which proved to have an astonishing impact on the future of freedom within the Grace Middle School.