“The district holds child safety as its highest duty,” Yardley said, lying with a straight face, “which is why we recently placed a teacher on leave over deeply concerning, erratic behavior and an inappropriate fixation on a student’s family.

These media leaks are the retaliation of a disgruntled employee with a troubled past.” They’d done it — thrown me to the cameras on live television.

My phone rang.

Mrs.

Prewett, crying.

“Elliot, they fired Delia an hour ago.