Mr. Washington brings a kicking and screaming Ricky to the main office to face the repercussions for his actions. While in the main office, Ricky states that Mr. Washington held him down and let another student named John Petterson punch him. These were strong allegations heard by the school counselor and nurse. Knowing Ricky’s reputation, they don’t take his word and decide to bring in John to get his side of the story. When John arrives in the main office, he states that Ricky’s story is true. …show more content…
As the yelling and finger pointing continues, Ms.
Henry, the school principal, arrives and gets all the stories of the parties involved. Mr. Washington stated that the only reason John punched Ricky was because he was holding Ricky to further prevent him punching any other students. He also states that he’s been an employee of the district for 25 years and would never put the safety of students in harm's way. Ricky and John both state that Mr. Washington gave John permission to punch Ricky in the stomach while he held Ricky down. Ms. Henry Knew that this situation was escalating and she needed to get the testimonies of other students who witness the attack. Every student interviewed stated the same story Ricky said. Ms. Henry was shocked that Mr. Washington would ever do something this
heinous.
Later during the day, Ms. Henry gets a call from the district's superintendent, Mr. Green. Green called to get the facts on the incident that happened with Mr.Washington. Mr. Green states he used to worked with Mr. Washington and this situation can tarnish the 25 year career and reputation Mr. Washington has built in the community. Mr. Green suggests that Ms. Henry should reprimand Mr. Washington behind closed doors and have him apologize to Ricky and this situation can be swept under the rug. Mr. Green said this was a small mistake Washington made and since no kids were harm, it does not need to be further escalated.