Fiction: An English teacher’s death is blamed on natural causes. But her colleague is not convinced
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Dear all,
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It is with a heavy heart that I must convey to all of you some deeply disturbing news. Earlier tonight, our beloved Venus Pereira was found dead at her desk in the English Department. It seems she had an acute cardiac arrest, but the police have been summoned, as is due procedure, to rule out any foul play. The management and I are shocked and saddened at this unfortunate turn of events, but the need of the hour for us as educators is to first think about our students. While the police conduct their investigation, we must rally together to decide upon a course of action as to how to convey the news to the parent and student body, so as to ensure that there is minimal scope for speculation and that our students are not overly disturbed.
We’ve announced a holiday for the students tomorrow, i.e. Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Requesting all faculty to come into school tomorrow morning at nine, so that we can discuss the best way forward. The police will also be there during this time and can speak to each of you individually.
The death of Ms Pereira is a terrible loss for our school community, and...