Opening Statement by Mrs. Bronson

As you all should know, my name is Wendy Bronson. I’m the principle of Bunsen Highschool. Today is Friday, November 15th. Classes are closed today as major repairs are under way to our science department. I like to believe that I am a fair and just educator. My office has an open-door policy. I welcome any student, teacher, parent or any other person to come speak to me anytime. If at any time I am not in my office, I give my phone number to people to give me a call. I always listen to each side when more than one person is telling a story. I believe that honesty should be rewarded while dishonesty should be punished. This has nothing to do with why the school is closed for the day. We did not receive any extra money to advance science.

Our students, while bright, are not considered the best in the country. Even if we were the best in the state, that would give us money to update whatever department gives us that status. However, our money came from an insurance claim. One week ago today, shortly after 3rd period ended, an explosion shook the science wing of the school.

Nobody saw what happened. That’s really a good thing. Who would want to be inside a room when that big of an explosion takes place. Everything in the room was destroyed. The adjacent rooms had significant damage. Even the rooms above and below suffered some damage. Smoke filled the room and into the HVAC system. The entire school had to be closed down. I may be fair and just. I’m also understanding and lenient. But with a malfeasance of this magnitude, I quote a line from one of my favorite movies. “Somebody has to go to jail”.

To figure out who is to blame for this, I must talk to the last people in the room. Mr. Gates, the teacher, left the room with 6 students still inside. It’s not mandatory, but it is suggested that the teacher stay until the last student leaves. Qwan Mangum, Johnny Oliver, Betty Knight, Sandy Lee, Mike Dotson, and Tommy Hooks were still there. I will have to speak to all of them to ascertain what took place. After I’ve collected all of the data, I’ll come back and make my decision. Keep checking back with me here to see what I found out.

Mr. Robert Gates: Chemistry Teacher

Qwan Mangum: Straight A Student

Johnny Oliver: Class Clown

Betty Knight: Shy Girl

Sandy Lee: Johnny’s Girl

Mike Dotson: School Football Star

Tommy Hooks: Party Guy

Finial Decision: