Are you a physician?” Halcombe fired back, her voice dropping, heavy with warning.

“No.

But I have eyes, and I have a legal duty, and so do you.” “You are an employee of this district,” she snapped, a palm coming down on the desk.

“Your job is to teach.

Not to play savior.

You’re new here, and I admire the passion, but unsubstantiated accusations against parents destroy families, wreck careers, and bring enormous liability down on this school.”