It’s the last day of finals, and Iimi is giving her Oral Logic Presentation on the topic of boycotts. But Ms. Baculum, having some plans of her own, decides to turn it into a discussion that catches Iimi unaware.
Possible trigger warning: Two panels in this comic (pages 16 + 17) might trouble sensitive viewers… but neither involves material contrary to the Catholic faith.
Post-Comic Notes:
Regarding the last panel, I myself have lost a leg, though under different circumstances (gangrene, not an accident). Ms. Baculum’s dealing with it will be informed by my own experiences.
As for recusancy, To learn the basics, see this ARTICLE.
A paywall-free article on the report Iimi references can be found HERE.
The text of Queen Elizabeth I in enacting the law of recusancy can be found HERE.
The Washington Post article Iimi refers to on attitudes towards transgenderism is locked behind a paywall. But the information from the poll can be found HERE.
Let’s talk further about the legality of recordings in the story.
Until it became national news (the referenced story is here), I had no idea that the girls recording the teachers in class was illegal. RESEARCH confirmed that it’s a misdemeanor for non-students and a disciplinary act for students in California. Because Anne Baculum was created as a character with moral integrity, I’d probably have written the story differently rather than portray her as doing something unethical. Thus, it became so rarely enforced that older teachers forgot it, and newer ones didn’t know it.
Likewise, Iimi’s parents would have given her other advice than they did. So, the TL:DR of it is, they didn’t do wrong. I just messed up in portraying what was permissible.
