School Went Crazy

• Jack Ward, Grade 4, Ararat West Primary School
• Short Story
• 2013

Excellence Award in the 'Dream Big 2013' competition

I was at school today but it was an odd day .
When I got there everyone was running around like chooks with their heads chopped off. Then Tom ran up to me and said "we have free time all day". I fell over in shock! When I found my feet I went up to the office but no one was in there. So I rang Mr Mac, my teacher, but he didn't answer. That's when I got worried so I walked back outside and I found kids jumping off the roof . I knew this was getting out of hand so I ran past everyone and I didn't stop running until it started to rain. I didn't think this day could get any worse but it did, the police pulled up. I thought I was in trouble but then I thought they might be able to help me. I asked them if they knew what was happening at school but they said they didn't. So they helped me get in the car and we drove to school where everyone was still running around and jumping off the roof and that kind of thing. As soon as they saw the policeman they got their act together and the policeman told us to go inside until he found out what was happening. Five minutes later he came in. He told us the teachers had to strike but they only found out that morning. They had text everyones parents but Telstra had problems so we didn't get the text. We were told parents would come and pick us up in a minute. And that's how school went CRAZY!