THE NEW KID IS A MUTT

I had a new student and he was from Wales. He told me his name was "Mutt." I called him "Mutt" to his face and referred to him as "Mutt" in discussions with his parents. I wrote "Mutt" in all the documentations and letters home. All his classmates and the principal called him "Mutt." Several months later I saw some paperwork forwarded from his previous school. It said his name was "MATT" not "MUTT." I asked him his first name again and he said I'll spell it for you. It's "M A T T", MUTT!" I should have caught on sooner because he called his classmate "Putrick."