That may very well be true. Still this thing has a Bonfire of the Vanities feel about it. No stopping the outrage now. Apparantly the cause is more important than the truth of what really happened.
A pity there are real people involved who will bear the consequences. And thousands of taxpayer dollars (or more) will be spent trying to defend this. sigh.
I don’t think you can determine “the truth of what really happened” from Snopes or other media sites. The town has a vested interest to coverup wrong doing in its schools.