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I have a similar story but I wasn’t expelled. I was locked in a room and yelled at for a couple hours. Ultimately, I was banned from the library. I loved reading.

The computer teacher setup a special curriculum for me that covered discrete electronics and I attended this in lieu of another class.

He was a former x-ray technician and taught me all about resistors, diodes, capacitors, inductors, you name it. He created binders with these components taped to work sheets with technical information.

The school was ran by a moronic fear mongering admin, but there were at least a few good people who saw I was different. I probably wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for that teacher.