As a teacher, a few colleagues and I would do something similar to a student who was disruptive in class: "Go to Mr. Smith's class and see if he has my ruler ..." (upon arrival): "Mr. Haner is looking for his ruler, do you have it?" "No, Mrs. Williams borrowed it; maybe check with her" ... that kid would run around campus for 20-30 min looking for the ruler that was in my desk the whole time, but we would have a much smoother class period 🤣
As a teacher, a few colleagues and I would do something similar to a student who was disruptive in class: "Go to Mr. Smith's class and see if he has my ruler ..." (upon arrival): "Mr. Haner is looking for his ruler, do you have it?" "No, Mrs. Williams borrowed it; maybe check with her" ... that kid would run around campus for 20-30 min looking for the ruler that was in my desk the whole time, but we would have a much smoother class period 🤣
I can neither confirm nor deny that this story is based in truth from my youth.