The room had the quality of a meeting that had found its real question after twenty minutes of finding the room's level.
Jessica was writing faster.
David had sat forward slightly. "It means the council has the authority to request information from administrative systems, conduct interviews with students and faculty, and assess situations independently of whether the administration has flagged them as requiring assessment."
"Which means we could identify things the administration hasn't identified," Timothy said.
"Yes."
"Has any student safety council in this academy's history actually done that," Timothy said.
A pause.
Professor Aldus cleared his throat. "The council has typically functioned as an advisory body responding to administration-identified concerns."
"So no," Timothy said, without hostility. Just accuracy.
"Historically, no," Professor Aldus said.
