Will Schuester fidgeted in his seat in Principal Figgins' office, trying very hard not to stare at David Karofsky or his father. Puck, Finn, and Mike sat next to him, all equally as fidgety. "I understand that there has been an accusation against Mr. Karofsky," Figgins began. Sue rolled her eyes at the formal start of the meeting. "Mr. Schuester, will you elaborate?"
"Well, I've had a number of the Glee kids tell me that David Karofsky has been bullying them, and in the past week, there have been a few more serious incidents."
"Such as?"
"Mike Chang here says that Karofsky punched him, and Artie Abrams was beaten badly enough that he had to be taken to the hospital."
"This isn't fair!" Karofsky broke in. "Nobody can prove that I did that stuff. It could have been anyone!"
"Is this true?" The principal looked at Mike first for answers.
"Well, yeah. We were alone in the locker room. I can't really prove that he's the one who gave me this black eye."
"Maybe not," Will chimed in, "but we do have witnesses to the other incident." He motioned to Puck and Finn.
"Is that true, gentlemen? Did you see this young man attacking Mr. Abrams? Think of the seriousness of this accusation."
"It was definitely him," Finn said firmly.
"Yeah, we saw Karofsky kicking the hell out of Artie," Puck chimed in.
The boys continued to tell their story of discovering Artie, but Will's attention had shifted from them to Karofsky's father. The man was looking at his son, shaking his head in disbelief. "David," he said, interrupting Finn's recount. "No more lying. No more secrets. Is this true?"
"Dad, I have no idea what they're talking about!" Karofsky said with a nervous laugh. "Come on, these Glee guys all stick together. They're probably just lying for their friend-"
"David, this is serious. A boy is in the hospital because of what happened."
"Yeah, a kid who was already in a wheelchair. Look, I feel bad for the guy, but I bet whoever did this didn't even hit him that hard. He was just already such a weakling that a little roughing up was just too much for him."
"I'll give you a little roughing up!" Puck shouted as he rose from his seat. Will held out his arm in front of Puck and motioned for him to sit back down. On Puck's other side, Finn grabbed his arm and tugged him back down. "He has two broken ribs, Karofsky," Puck continued from his seat. Will kept his hand close to the armrest on Puck's chair, just in case, and he noticed that Finn had not released Puck's other arm yet. "Does two broken ribs sound like a little roughing up?"
"Alright, this is getting out of hand," Sue said, stepping in. "I think what happened is clear. We have had more than enough witnesses come to us with complaints about Mr. Karofsky's behavior. This has gone too far. We cannot accept students in this school who attack other students. Not only is it punishable by expulsion, but I could have you arrested for assault."
"Come on! This is-"
"David, that is enough!" Karofsky's father suddenly turned on him with anger like Will had rarely seen in a parent's eyes. "You are my son, and I want to believe the best in you, but how can I when I hear these things? We taught you better than this!" He turned from his son and looked apologetically at Figgins, Sue, and Will. "Thank you for giving my son a second chance, but it seems he doesn't deserve it. I know that his punishment will be expulsion and we will accept it, no appeals this time. Clearly, my son cannot function like a civilized person in this setting, and I apologize for that."