Chapter 11: Neither Deer Nor Horse, Just Seeking Justice!

Zhuque Middle School. A rarely opened small meeting room.

"Fang Yan must be expelled," said a middle-aged man with a ruddy face, his voice steady. "A teacher like this is a disgrace to our Zhuque Middle School. If the media finds out that a teacher at Zhuque Middle School has physically punished a student, what a heavy blow it would be to our reputation? Which parent would still be willing to send their child to Zhuque Middle School? If this matter is not handled properly, it will cause immeasurable damage to our school."

The speaker was Zheng Tiancheng, a board member of Zhuque Middle School. He usually did not handle school affairs, but when there were important matters that required decision-making, he had to be present.

Expelling a teacher who had not yet been officially appointed was a trivial matter for him, but because it involved his son, he specially organized this meeting.

As he spoke, he raised his head and glanced at Lu Chaoge, who was sitting opposite him.

If it weren't for this woman's insistence, if she had immediately resolved the matter after his phone call, would he have had to go through such great lengths to convene this meeting?

This woman is really proud. It seems I need to find a way to put some pressure on her.

The Queen of American Education, it seems, has yet to fully adapt to the conditions in China.

"I agree," said a tall, thin middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses. He was the school's head of discipline, Li Mingqiang, a staunch supporter of Zheng Tiancheng. "Our school's motto is unity, vitality, diligence, and kindness. We have always been committed to improving students' personal qualities. However, we cannot ignore the strict requirements for teachers. If the leading teachers are of such low quality, how can we be so strict with the students?"

"I suggest that we promptly and accurately deal with teachers who have a tendency towards violence. We should remove him from the teaching staff and report him to the police to pursue his criminal responsibility. This will serve as a warning to the other teachers at Zhuque Middle School. Such mistakes should only happen once, and never again."

"I also support Mr. Zheng and Director Li's proposal. Such matters cannot be tolerated."

"Agreed."

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Lu Chaoge watched coldly as these people banded together to persecute a new teacher, feeling an uncontrollable anger and deep sorrow.

Lu Chaoge had already learned the details of the incident through her own channels. It was clearly their child who had made a mistake, so why should the bullied teacher be the one to leave?

What kind of world is this? Good people do not get good rewards, while the wicked run rampant?

"I disagree," Lu Chaoge stood up abruptly, her voice firm and her attitude resolute. "Teacher Fang Yan did nothing wrong. He should not be expelled. If we drive an innocent teacher out of the school, how can our school stand? How can we explain this to the 232 faculty members of Zhuque Middle School? How can we explain this to the students who witnessed the incident?"

No one expected Lu Chaoge's counterattack to be so fierce. Was this woman—had she taken the wrong medicine? Or did she have a close relationship with that Fang teacher?

"No mistake? Beating a student so badly that he had to be hospitalized, and this is not a mistake?" Li Mingqiang sneered. "Principal Lu, you really know how to be lenient with your subordinates."

"That was a fight among the students themselves. They also injured their classmate Huang Haoran," Lu Chaoge argued.

"Nonsense. According to our information, Zheng Guodong and Li Yang, Chen Tao, are close friends. They had lunch together before class. How could they have fought and injured themselves?"

"Exactly. It must have been Fang Yan who did it, and he is trying to shift the blame onto the students."

"Such a teacher without a sense of responsibility must be removed from the teaching staff. He is a disgrace to us."

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"Then let's conduct a physical examination," Lu Chaoge said.

"What?" Everyone looked at Lu Chaoge in confusion. How would a physical examination help?

Lu Chaoge hesitated slightly and said, "Since you believe that Teacher Fang Yan hit the students, there must be his fingerprints on the injured students. We can conduct a physical examination on the injured students. If there are indeed marks of Teacher Fang Yan's actions on them—Teacher Fang Yan is willing to accept the resignation."

To be honest, Lu Chaoge was not entirely confident in this solution.

She believed that Fang Yan did not hit the students, but in the process of pulling and pushing, there must have been some physical contact.

If Fang Yan's fingerprints were found on those three students, would he really have to resign?

However, this solution was proposed by Fang Yan himself. He was very confident, and the current situation did not give Lu Chaoge more choices—

"Then let's conduct the physical examination," Zheng Tiancheng decided.

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Chen Dahai stood in the classroom, his eyes scanning the entire class sternly, and said, "This is outrageous. A teacher beating a student, is there any justice in this world? What kind of era is this? Teachers still rely on corporal punishment to discipline students? This is not just incompetence, it is shameless."

The class was silent, everyone lowering their heads, afraid to meet Chen Dahai's gaze.

Chen Dahai was very satisfied with his authority and spoke in a slightly gentler tone, "The school has learned about the incident where the new Chinese teacher, Fang Yan, beat three students—Zheng Guodong, Li Yang, and Chen Tao. The school is currently discussing the matter, and the decision is to dismiss Fang Yan and pursue his criminal responsibility."

Rustle—

When they heard that Fang Yan was going to be expelled, the class became restless.

Although Fang Yan had only been teaching for one day, he had already attracted many students with his extensive knowledge and humor. He was a fun and approachable teacher, and they were reluctant to part with him.

"Quiet," Chen Dahai shouted loudly.

The students immediately fell silent. Chen Dahai was their math teacher and homeroom teacher, holding their 'life and death' in his hands.

"Everyone must take responsibility for their actions, teachers included. If a teacher beats a student so badly that they have to be hospitalized, shouldn't they be punished?" Chen Dahai said sternly.

"Teacher Fang did nothing wrong—" Huang Haoran spoke up.

Chen Dahai's eyebrows twitched, and he said, "Whether Teacher Fang is right or wrong is not up to you or me to decide. It is up to the school. The school has made its decision, and no one can change it. I advise all of you to calm down and know what to say and what not to say—our days together are still long."

Fang Yan is leaving, but Chen Dahai is still here. Who would dare to offend their homeroom teacher for a teacher who is about to leave?

"Does anyone have anything to add?" Chen Dahai asked.

No one spoke. Everyone avoided his gaze.

"Everyone, study on your own for this class," Chen Dahai walked down from the podium and headed for the door: "Huang Haoran, come out."

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