you don't mind if i tape record our conversation. matter of record. you understand. of course, you know mr. hyland.
mr. sanchez and mr. littleton tell me you've accused them of stealing your watch. if that's the case, i need to address the accusation.
anything else?
is that true, mr. sanchez?
okay. calm down.
mr. littleton, may we see your pockets too?
you're excused, gentlemen. take your things. thank you.
 let me try and explain something. i try and think of our students here at john quincy adams like they're my clients. i can't accuse anybody just on your hunches. i need more than that. i need facts. i won't have another law suit like we did with that blackwell case. boy's mother spent $400 that she couldn't afford on new clothes for her son. unfortunately we considered the clothing gang attire and sent the boy home. that cost the district a quarter of a million dollars. so i want you to be straight with me, mr. garfield. did you physically see cesar take your watch?
do you have any witnesses who saw him take it?
unless there's reasonable cause to show that cesar, or mr. littleton took your watch then i can't authorize a locker search. i'm sorry. any concerns regarding my decision, you can look up in the handbook. it's section 628.1 of the education code.
afraid i never had the privilege. teaching and being a principal don't necessarily go hand in hand, mr. garfield.
the death.  the death of benito chacon is not gang-related.
that's something you heard on the news. it's wrong. it's misinformation.
thank you, mrs. ford. .  the police at this point aren't even sure if it's a case of murder. the reason we're having this meeting tonight is to quash all the rumors floating around out there. okay. here's what we do know. benny chacon ultimately died from a drug overdose, technically it was morphine. which is what heroin breaks down into.
that's exactly the type of rumor we don't need, mr. littleton.
say one more word and you're suspended.
victor?
see these?
they're phone calls about you. good ones.
cesar's mother told me how you tried to help him. you're evidently a good teacher. you should be commended on your efforts. however.  i'm going to have to let you go.
as much as i'd like to have you stay until the end of the year, i can't overlook the seriousness of certain accusations.
 is it true you had meetings with a female student at your house?
the implications are still there, mr. garfield. i can't afford to open the door for another lawsuit. sure you can appreciate my position. you can stay until friday. i hope that will be sufficient.