In October 2014, less than two months after entering North Augusta High School in Aiken County, South Carolina, Logan Rewis paused to drink from a fountain in the hallway between periods. As he straightened up, water fell from his mouth onto the shoe of his social studies teacher, Matt Branon, who was standing nearby. Logan says it was an accident, but Branon thought Logan had spat at him.
“My bad,” the 15-year-old with bushy sandy-brown hair and blue eyes says he told Branon after the teacher confronted him.
Branon, who is also the school’s baseball coach, was incensed. “Freaking disgusting,” he shouted at Logan as the teen walked away. Branon pursued Logan and grabbed the freshman by his backpack.
[For more on this story by Heather Vogell, go to https://www.propublica.org/art...-alternative-schools]
Photo: Logan Rewis works full time for his uncle repairing chicken houses in rural Georgia. Logan dropped out of high school at 15 after a stint at an alternative school left him behind in his classes.
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