"One day, a student at the elementary school I worked at refused to come inside from recess with his teacher, and he ran off into the woods. I saw that the teacher was conflicted between the class lined up and the student in the woods, so I radioed for support from additional school staff and headed over to the woods. I approached the student slowly and calmly and acted like nothing was wrong. I simply asked what was up and if he wanted to talk about it, and he said no. I told him that was fine, I just wanted to make sure he was safe and that I'd just hang out in case he might want to chat. After a minute or so, I mentioned that I needed to get back inside and that I'd love a walking buddy. While I don't know what initially triggered him, I recognized that he needed some space in that moment but not full free-reign."