DON'T believe everything you read in the media

"Cops say Washingtonville High School principal made pass at kid" was the headline of the article my mom called me and told me to read last Tuesday. Because my high school principal was a family relative that is so close to my family and we immediately knew this could not be true. Being away at school in Connecticut, I was obviously unable to have the comfort of my family after reading the article that my uncle (through marriage) and my high school principal was arrested for sexual abuse. The misdemeanors included forcible touching, endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated harassment, and communicating through inappropriate text messages. Disgusted and shocked, my family knew this could not be true and it turns out, it isn't. My relative being my high school principal was mentoring a student who had family and drug problems. Trying to only help him out, this student took it to a whole different level and made up every single one of these accusations. The amount of immaturity in this situation astounds me. If I have learned anything from this, it is to never believe everything you read in the town newspaper or listen to what your peers say because the only people who know the whole truth are the people who are involved.