i m a publik scewl teechur. I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird with my seniors. We will definitely be discussing this today.
It might be a good discussion question to ask the students why this woman would make such a false claim.
Perhaps also, steer it into a cultural discussion about something that has been taught/indoctrinated over and over again about what groups are ALWAYS portrayed as victims and what groups are ALWAYS portrayed as oppressors.