Summer of 1978 had just begun, and the school board made a decision that sounded simple on paper but would change everything. They were sending students away for the summer on a mandatory camping trip—“character building,” they called it. Out in the woods, no distractions, no trouble, just fresh air, teamwork, and discipline. At least that’s what the adults said. For the students, it just sounded like being forced into the middle of nowhere with people they already had drama with.