Stories told in the Next to Normal Story Slams each month at the McLean County Arts Center are often funny. This one not so much. It shows in a scary way that teaching can be full of the unexpected. Chris Belt is an English teacher at Normal Community High School. Seven years ago Belt was in school when a troubled teen took a classroom hostage and a shooting incident happened. Devon Lovell produces the Next to Normal Story Slam. Subscribe to the podcast to hear more stories. People like you