"Yes! I told him to stop! And he wouldn't! He just kept laughing and calling her stupid and saying mean things!"
Maxine was getting worked up. It was easy to see why the other teachers might have been reluctant to approach her. It was hard to predict a five year old's sense of justice, especially when she was still upset about what happened.
She didn't hurt Ted, of course. Ted was nice. Ted even looked nice. He would understand better than anyone, Maxine thought. Nice people were always very understanding.