“The situation is more complex. The girl, Valerie, is from the St. Jude’s Home for Children. She comes for some of our after-school activities. According to several witnesses, Ethan and a few of his friends have been, let’s say, bothering a group of younger girls. Insults, taking their lunch, that sort of thing. Valerie intervened. And yes, she did throw the first punch, but it was in defense of another girl whom Ethan was pushing.”
My voice was a threat of ice.
“Bullying, you mean?”
The headmaster adjusted his glasses.
“We are investigating previous complaints from some of the girls. They hadn’t been formally filed. Out of fear. Today it all boiled over.”
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