Chapter 87

It was clear that whoever did this wanted to use public pressure to drag the school and Jacob into controversy. By doing this, they could force Wendy to give up her admission. After all, there were so many students fighting for a place at Luxor High each year. So, they only had limited slots available. Why should a student from the backwater countryside get in? Jacob immediately realized that this was likely the result of jealousy and envy from others. Since everything had been done by the book and Luxor High's policy allowed for transfer students, there wasn't any valid reason for anyone to file a complaint. The only option left for them was to resort to this kind of underhanded tactic. "Mom, I haven't abused my position or used my authority to ask the principal for any favors. As long as Wendy scores in the top 200 on the placement test at the beginning of the school year, Luxor High will admit her," Jacob explained calmly as he sat down. He then added, "If she doesn't make t