tell you.
But you have to read the next chapter first. So nah-nah-nah boo-boo on you.
The person who came running into the classroom at that moment was Dr. Carbles, the president of the Board of Education! He was the one who came up with the idea of Career Day in the first place.
âKlutz!â he shouted. âWhy are you standing there with your pants down?â
âI⦠I⦠I was just proving to the children that I wear underpants,â Mr. Klutz explained.
âThe children are here to learn about reading, writing, and arithmetic,â yelled Dr. Carbles. âTheyâre not here to learn about your underwear.â
âBut ⦠but ⦠butâ¦â
We all started giggling because Mr. Klutz kept saying âbut,â which sounds just like âbuttâ; but you canât say âbuttâ in school. Nobody knows why.
âParading around in your underpants is not part of your job description, Klutz!â said Dr. Carbles. âYouâre fired!â
Everybody gasped. Thatâs when a bunch of the teachers came running into the room.
âWe heard that the students are writing mean stories about us in the school paper,â shouted Mr. Macky. âIs this true?â
âYes, itâs true!â Mr. Klutz said, waving around a copy of The Ella Mentry Sentry . âLook at this! âMrs. PattyâDog Killer!â âVice Principal Poisoned Defenseless Animals!â â
âYou canât print that garbage!â shouted Ms. Coco.
âSure we can,â said Mrs. Lilly. âDidnât you ever hear of freedom of the press? Itâs in the First Amendment.â
âWell, Iâm the president of the Board of Education,â said Dr. Carbles as he grabbed all the papers out of the printer, âand what I say goes. Iâm shutting down The Ella Mentry Sentry right now!â
Everybody gasped.
âThatâs not fair!â Ryan shouted. âItâs our paper. You canât shut it down!â
âOh yes, I can!â Dr. Carbles said. âAnd thereâs nothing you can do about it. Nobody will ever read this trash!â
Everybody was really upset. But Mrs. Lilly had a little smile on her face.
âIâm sorry to tell you this,â she said quietly, âbut people are already reading The Ella Mentry Sentry .â
âWhat?!â shouted Dr. Carbles as he waved the papers in the air. âHow can anybody read it if I have all the pages?â
âBecause theyâre reading the online edition,â Mrs. Lilly told him. â The Ella Mentry Sentry is on the internet. I sent it to WikiLeaks. Thousands of people are probably reading it right now.â
âOh no!â shouted Mr. Klutz. âEverybody is going to think I have two wives, and that I donât wear underpants!â
âPeople are going to say I beat my wife!â shouted Mr. Docker.
âTheyâll say Iâm a drunk!â shouted Miss Laney.
âAnd that I kill defenseless animals,â shouted Mrs. Jafee.
Suddenly, there was a siren outside. I looked out the window. A police car pulled up to the school, and two cops got out. A minute later they were in our classroom.
âWhich one of you is the principal of this school?â one of the policemen asked.
âI am,â said Mr. Klutz.
âWell, youâre under arrest,â said the policeman. âItâs against the law to have more than one wife.â
âBut ⦠but ⦠but ⦠this is all a big mistake, Officer,â Mr. Klutz tried to explain. âI donât haveââ
âYou have the right to remain silent,â interrupted the policeman as he got out a pair of handcuffs. âSo be quiet. And pull up your pants.â
The policeman handcuffed Mr. Klutz and led him away. The other policeman took a pad out of his pocket.
âOkay, we also need to arrest the guy who beats his wife,