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But Robert was serious. Dead serious.
Forty-seven girls. Almost a quarter of the school. All excluded from an event their classmates would be talking about for weeks.
I sent the list to Robert. His response came back in minutes.
“We’ve got fifty-three brothers confirmed. Every girl gets a date. Tell them to pick out their prettiest dresses. We’ll handle the rest.”
The school administration was not happy when Robert called them. They tried to refuse. Said they couldn’t allow “strange men” to attend a school function. Said it was a liability issue. Said it violated policy.
Robert didn’t argue. He simply said, “You have two choices. You either let these girls attend with volunteer escorts who have all passed background checks, or we contact every news station in the state and let them report on how Jefferson Elementary excludes fatherless children from school events. Your call.”
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