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Free Thaddeus! — page 7 — CONFIDENTIAL Crooked Creek Middle School STUDENT INFORMATION FILE Student Thaddeus Ledbetter ID number 2234 Birth date 8 16 1 11 Thaddeus performed his own safety drill at our school today involving a pest control team classic cars and many natural disaster drills When I asked how he thought this could be a good idea he claimed it was a True Emergency Drill Due to these drills the school was overrun by local news trucks and coverage reached a national level Between the Dunham lawsuit the Citrus League threatening litigation the church fire and complaints from the art coalition this is the last straw 1 12 We had a discipline hearing this morning concerning all of Thaddeus's recent and numerous discipline matters Several people voiced their complaints Many feel Thaddeus has become dangerous to himself the other students and the community at large As a result I have decided to remove him from the general population and have assigned him to In School Suspension for the rest of the year I truly believe this is the best thing for everyone involved While these drastic measures are unprecedented I feel Thaddeus's offenses warrant unprecedented actions In retrospect when Mr Nelson Thaddeus's elementary school principal sent me a note wishing me good luck I probably should have seen this coming

Free Thaddeus! — page 8 — CONFIDENTIAL U Crooked Creek Middle School STUDENT INFORMATION FILE 1 15 Thaddeus began his ISS in the portable building behind the bus barn yet he still had time to draw up another one of his school improvement plans I'll add it to the others Dog holding pen currently space used for encyclopedias We haven't used hardcover encyclopedias in this millennium Students having easy access to their dogs increases their ability to learn Dog snack storage area Side note this is an excellent time to seriously consider smaller class sizes Not only is it better for learning but we could fit a lot more dogs THADDEUS A LEDBETTER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Free Thaddeus! — page 9 — FRANK COOPER Principal Thaddeus I'm placing you in In School Suspension for the rest of the year Here is a map to your assigned room it's not on the official map so I drew it in You are to go directly to your room and NOT have any contact with students or teachers Mr Cooper Crooked Creek MIDDLE SCHOOL GUEST PARKING LOT PLAYGROUND GYMNASIUM FRONT ENTRANCE COMPUTER LAB GUIDANCE TRONT OFFICE COURTYARD AUDITORIUM LIBRARY CAFETERIA TEACHER PARKING LOT ISS

Free Thaddeus! — page 10 — THADDEUS A LED BETTER DEFENSE To Mr Cooper Principal of Crooked Creek Middle School From Thaddeus A Ledbetter student Subject To have Mr Cooper reconsider his decision to put me in In School Suspension for the rest of the year REST OF THE YEAR My uncle Pete didn't think it was possible to be in In School Suspension for the entire year He even started laughing when I told him last night My mom used to say Uncle Pete was a bad influence he's my dad's younger brother even though or maybe because he's a lawyer But he says she just needs to lighten up Or at least he used to tell her that I know technically I was supplied this laptop to do all of my schoolwork electronically but I think that using it to write my defense against this failure of justice is more important I'm sure you'll agree after reading it And in the interest of full disclosure I will include all pertinent correspondence notes and other materials If you Mr Cooper were a true man of honor you would also supply me with any exculpatory evidence that might help with my defense See Fun Fact for explanation A Thaddeus Fun Fact Exculpatory means evidence that proves the accused me is innocent There is also inculpatory evidence which proves guilt But there is none of that kind of evidence in my case

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