CLEVELAND, OH—Citing a deep commitment to immersive character work and absolutely zero interest in today’s lecture on the catenative rule, local high school junior Madison Lane, 16, reportedly spent the entirety of fourth-period English class roleplaying as Sleeping Beauty by laying her head on her desk and refusing to acknowledge the waking world.

“She really stuck to the bit,” said classmate Dominic Charles Zavier Hamilton, who watched in admiration as Lane remained completely motionless for 45 minutes, only stirring to dramatically adjust her folded arms into a more delicate princess-like pose. “When Mr. Hargrove asked her to participate, she just sighed and whispered, ‘Alas, I am cursed to slumber until the bell tolls.’ It was honestly inspiring.”

According to sources, Lane began her performance precisely three minutes into the lesson, right after the teacher pulled up a PowerPoint on subject-verb synergy. Witnesses confirm that as soon as the first slide appeared, she closed her eyes and let out a soft, wistful sigh, seemingly resigning herself to an eternal slumber free from the horrors of linguistics.

“I tried waking her up to ask for a pen, but she just mumbled something about needing ‘true love’s first kiss’ and kept snoring,” said lab partner Jessica Patel, who had to complete the assigned worksheet alone while Lane remained fully committed to her medieval fugue state.

Despite repeated attempts from Mr. Hargrove to engage her in the lesson, including calling her name twice and even clapping directly in front of her face, Lane remained steadfast in her portrayal of a cursed royal maiden.

“Fine, Madison. If you’re Sleeping Beauty, then I’m the evil sorcerer who can curse detentions,” the frustrated teacher reportedly muttered, to which Lane barely stirred before whispering, “So be it, vile enchanter.”

At press time, Lane had reportedly extended her performance into the next period’s algebra class, where she remained elegantly draped across her desk, claiming to be in an “enchanted coma” to avoid factoring polynomials.