Summary

Reporter Jennifer Stewart begins making phone calls to confirm the story that Philip Malloy and his father told her. She calls Superintendent Seymour at home. He is unaware of the issue but tells her there is no such rule in his school district that students cannot sing along to the national anthem. Next, Jennifer calls Principal Doane, who is also unaware of the incident. Dr. Doane explains she was away at meetings on Friday so she was not aware of the suspension and that most discipline issues are handled by the assistant principal, Dr. Palleni. When Jennifer asks Dr. Doane if a student would get in trouble for singing the national anthem at her school, Dr. Doane says “of course not.”

Jennifer calls Dr. Palleni next. When she asks him if he suspended Philip Malloy for singing the national anthem, he claims he did no such...