Harrison School District

The Harrison school district is set in quiet Harrison, New Hampshire and the setting for the story’s main controversy. The school board and school board budget election is at the top of the school district’s priority list, at the detriment of teachers and students. Communication among administration, teachers and students is inefficient and as a result, the district handles the national anthem controversy poorly and with inexperience.

School district budget

The proposed school district budget has already failed once with voters and the superintendent, school board and administrators feel the pressure to have voters approve the funding they feel is necessary for their schools. The budget takes precedence over teacher support and other issues of the school district and causes characters in the book to act selfishly.

Harrison High School

Harrison High is the setting for the controversy and aftermath surrounding Phil being...