Actually, I suspect it was settled for far less. Perhaps above nuisance levels but still far less.
The school will tell you different. The Catholic School that went on the trip to DC. There were other clients in re: the school vs. media. Disclosure being the better part of valor— one can find out, rather than suspect. But what will happen to media in the next few weeks will more than make up for all the crap they have poured on people.