The rush to be the first to publish an "exclusive" can lead to incomplete narratives.
A guidance counselor wrote: "Students say Mr. Harriman follows certain girls to their cars. They call him 'The Watcher.' Please do a formal review."
That decision triggered the cache of evidence that law enforcement had been missing.
The "Exclusive Principal" model thrives on the concept of institutional scarcity. When elite schools have acceptance rates in the single digits, the value of a leader who understands the "hidden curriculum"—the unwritten rules of elite selection—becomes immeasurable.