Chapter Thirty

Emily sat with Will that evening, going over the material she had obtained from Principal Thompson. She felt a little relieved, knowing she had a good platform on which to construct her case against Claire. She still needed to connect the connections and establish Claire was the one making the accusations against her.

"We need to find a way to directly link these complaints to Claire," Emily added, frustrated in her voice. "It is not enough to demonstrate that she has a history of this conduct. We need strong evidence that she is behind the current claims."

Will nodded thoughtfully. "We should search for similarities in the complaints, such as similar phrasing or phrases that may indicate they are from the same individual. We may also need to speak with some of the parents who submitted the complaints and determine whether they mentioned Claire."

Emily agreed. "I'll start by reviewing the complaints again to see if anything leaps out. Meanwhile, we can attempt to quietly contact a few