Chapter 13 - Victor Loses the OfficeThe employment hearing concluded.
Findings:
attempted solicitation of academic cheating;
improper threat involving recommendations;
multiple unauthorized academic interventions;
conflict-of-interest failures;
misrepresentation in donor and leadership materials;
pressure on assessment staff.
The board terminated Victor as principal.
His state administrative credential entered disciplinary review.
Ridgeway did not file every issue as criminal fraud because not every element supported criminal charges.
The exam organization separately banned him from participating in its administration.
His Head of Schools candidacy ended.
The $75,000 performance bonus vanished.
His office was emptied.
Mason declined to help.
That boundary hurt Victor more than termination.
“You’re my son.”
“Yes.”
“Then come get the family photographs.”
Mason answered:
“Mail mine.”
Victor stared.
“You’re punishing me.”
Mason shook his head.
“No.”
“I’m not cleaning up your office.”
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Difference.
A boundary was not punishment simply because Victor disliked it.
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