A principal of an elementary school in North Texas told this story to Pastor Philip McLarty. One day there was a minor altercation on the playground – a second-grader pushed one of his classmates off the slide, and while she wasn't hurt, it could've been dangerous.  The teacher sent for the principal.

She talked with the children in the hallway outside their classroom.  She got their story and then explained the seriousness of playground safety and how important it was to be nice to each other.  When she finished, the little boy apologized, and that was that.

A couple of days later, she happened to se…