could've handled it in a much quieter, more graceful, and ultimately more dignified manner.
Did you read the original article???? The school administrator was surprised when SHE made it public and was working with her privately to find a solution.
Had he not expelled the child 3 weeks before the end of the school year, she would have had nothing to go PUBLIC with....(every news item needs a "Peg" to be news, and in this case that was it......)