Female Novel
Chapter 364
Chapter 364 The Principal’s Decision
Catherine had just opened her Twitter when she was bombarded by a barrage of mocking commentsfrom netizens. Catherine once claimed on a variety show while accompanying Audrey that she wouldnever venture into the entertainment industry.
Now, Catherine was being dragged into the spotlight, with many netizens accusing her of having aburning desire for fame.
Some even started a trending topic on Twitter, demanding a vote to kick Catherine out of the competition.They believed that someone like Catherine didn’t deserve to be part of the competition team, let alonehave the qualifications to win.
Apart from some objective commenters, there were also a bunch of bored keyboard warriors. Theyvented their frustrations under Catherine’s tweet with a barrage of insults and curses.
After Branden glanced at it, his expression darkened instantly. He reached out to take Catherine’s phonefrom her hand. “Don’t look at that. How about some late-night snacks?novelbin
Although late-night snacks were not the healthiest, Catherine was still growing, and a bit of extra nutritionwouldn’t hurt.
Catherine gave the comments a cursory look. She didn’t really care about those online comments. Justwhen she was about to put her phone away, a call came through. It was her homeroom teacher, MissJoyce.
Catherine answered the call and held the phone to her ear.
“Catherine, it’s Myra. You haven’t gone to bed yet, have you?”
“Uh-huh,” Catherine grumbled. “I’m calling late mainly about the competition. As you know, it hassparked some discussions online.”
Myra’s voice sounded somewhat awkward, as it wasn’t a very positive situation, and it wasunderstandable that it might be uncomfortable.
“You are my student, and I naturally believe in you. I hope you can clarify this externally, at least toconvey our stance. If you need assistance, I can help you draft an official statement.”
In fact, the minimum educational qualification for teaching at Loyalty Academy was a Ph.D., and Myra’squalifications were indeed impressive.
“Miss Joyce, I understand, and I will handle it,” Catherine responded directly. Seeing that Catherine hadher own plans, Myra decided not to dwell on the matter. “Alright, then. If you need any assistance, don’thesitate to contact me.”
After ending the call with Catherine, Myra turned her attention to the people at the head of the table. Infact, they were all still in the school conference room because of Catherine’s situation.
Catherine’s situation had sparked considerable discussion online and had directly impacted the school’sreputation. The principal had decided to keep them all for a meeting, and the recent phone call was alsoinitiated by the principal.
The math teacher standing nearby couldn’t help but get infuriated by the homeroom teacher’s lukewarmdefense of Catherine.
Ever since the incident the last time, her position at school had been declining day by day, and somestudents even looked down on her.
She lost opportunities for promotions and professional recognition. It was all because of Catherine. Howcould she possibly like Catherine?
“Miss Joyce, you’re quite good at protecting your students. I think Catherine is nothing but atroublemaker. A student who tarnishes the school’s reputation should be expelled!”
Although the math teacher’s views were sharp, many other teachers also expressed their dissatisfactionwith Catherine.
This was mainly because Catherine’s situation had led to online users conducting a virtual witch hunt.They even dragged teachers who had taught her into the fray. They questioned these teachers’ methodsin their Twitter posts.
This backlash was hurting their interests, which was why they were all so hostile toward Catherine.
Seeing everyone’s negative comments about Catherine, the homeroom teacher couldn’t help but speakup, Dear colleagues, I understand your feelings. But I know my student’s character very well. Eventhough Catherine might seem aloof, she’s still a good student. This situation might be amisunderstanding, and I hope everyone can give Catherine a chance to clarify.”
“Misunderstanding?” The math teacher sneered a few times. Then, he said, “Miss Joyce, you’re quitelenient. How can you call Catherine, who sleeps in class and even got into a fight with students fromanother school last time, a good student?”
On a previous occasion, students from another school had come to Loyalty Academy to provoke a fightwith Catherine, and she had only given them a simple lesson.
Since it was the other school’s fault, the school didn’t hold Catherine accountable. Now, the math teacherwas attacking Catherine for this issue.
“I believe she’s a bad influence and should be expelled.”
She strongly suggested that the principal should expel Catherine to minimize the damage. The principalwas also somewhat hesitant, but with so many teachers expressing their views, he needed to balance
their opinions.
Just when the principal was about to make a decision, the phone on his desk rang. He asked theteachers to wait and got up to answer the call. Two minutes later, the principal returned, ending the call.
The math teacher and others were impatiently waiting for the principal to announce Catherine’sexpulsion since they thought the principal seemed inclined in that direction.
Myra could also guess and still wanted to make an effort. She was biased toward Catherine. Shebelieved Catherine hadn’t done anything wrong and that she deserved a chance to explain her side ofthe story.
“Principal…” Myra spoke up, but she was interrupted by the principal’s gesture. She had no choice but togive up. Watching the smug faces of the math teacher and others, Myra felt wronged and unsatisfied.
In her eyes, Catherine hadn’t done anything wrong. There wasn’t a definitive conclusion on the matter.
The principal gestured for everyone to quiet down and spoke with an unyielding tone, “I’ve heard all youropinions. Personally, I believe that until there’s a conclusive resolution, as educators, we should firstbelieve in our students’ character.
“If we don’t trust them, who will? So, in this matter, the board of directors has decided to supportCatherine and our student body. Let’s not discuss the topic of expelling Catherine any further. We won’teasily cast any student out of our school.”
The principal’s stance suddenly turned rigid and firm. The other teachers understood the shift in thesituation and didn’t dare to bring up the matter again. Although the math teacher was dissatisfied, shedidn’t dare to confront the principal.
Moreover, the principal mentioned the board of directors. It hinted that the Swanns might be exertingpressure.
Even though Catherine had a complicated background within the Swanns, the Swanns’ stock holdingsstill seemed to be under her name. It was possible for her family to intervene.
In any case, the hope of expelling Catherine seemed to have faded. The happiest person in the roomwas undoubtedly Myra, who could finally breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, Catherine was inOceanvile.
Catherine watched as Branden put down his phone and looked up at him. ” Did you call the school’sboard of directors?”
Branden nodded slightly and appeared quite casual. “I took care of it.”
When it came to Catherine’s affairs, he paid more attention to every detail than to a project worth severalhundred million dollars.
The Duncans were the largest shareholder on Loyalty Academy’s board of directors, and his words couldeasily sway the entire board.