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The principal helped me up from the ground and earnestly said to me, "The Tao family is wealthy and powerful. As an ordinary person, you cannot fight them. It's better to sign the letter of understanding early, take some compensation, and let this matter go."
"Continuing this will only affect the reputation of our school. How will the parents outside perceive our school?"
I was utterly shocked. My granddaughter was bullied at school, and the principal's first concern was about the school's reputation, not about seeking justice!
I couldn't imagine these words were coming from the mouth of an educator.
My granddaughter was bullied into the hospital by a class tyrant, and with a mere mention of compensation, it's over?
Shouldn't the perpetrator be punished?
Seeing that I couldn't be persuaded, the principal lost his patience. "Besides, they're even willing to compensate. What more do you want? Do you have to push them to the brink?"
The principal coldly pulled a file out from his briefcase and flung it at me.
"If you don't sign the letter of understanding, Zhang Mengyao will no longer be able to study at our school!"
I couldn't believe it. To protect the bully, the principal was threatening to expel my granddaughter. On what grounds can he do that?
The principal smirked coldly and said, "Tao Feifei's relative is a judge. The interpretation of the law is in their hands, and you'll definitely lose if you go to court."
"The school won't offend a leader's child for the sake of a poor kid like Zhang Mengyao."
Holding my granddaughter's file, I leaned against the cold wall of the hallway.
An unspeakable sense of frustration weighed on my heart.
We did nothing wrong, so why are we the ones getting hurt?