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The fluorescent lights hummed a lonely tune in the deserted high school hallway, casting a pale, clinical glow over the scuffed lockers. Specks of dust swirled in a single slant of late-afternoon sun that cut through a window at the far end. From behind the closed door of Room 214 came the decisive click of a pen being set down. Inside, Jonas Reed sat at his desk, the fabric of his button-down pulled taut across his broad, tense shoulders. The test paper before him was defaced by a stark, red 32. He lifted his head, his gaze narrowing until it pinned the remaining student across the silent classroom. "Come here," he said, his voice a low command that brooked no argument. The boy shuffled over, a mask of defiance poorly hiding his nerves. "Bring your parents. Today." Hours later, a firm kn…