A Child Called “IT” by David Pelzer

David walks in to see Mr. Ziegler, Miss Woods, the school nurse, and Mr. Hansen sitting around a table; there is also a police officer seated next to them. The policeman asks him about his mother, and Dave is afraid because now too many people know and he is afraid that his mother will find out he told. They ask him some questions and them give him some lunch from the cafeteria, which he gobbles down. The policeman takes down his address and phone number. He puts on an act to protect his mother. David doesn’t want another beating from her.