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A lot of educators tell students, ‘Think of your principal as your pal.’ I say think of me as your judge, jury and executioner.
— Buffy the Vampire Slayer · 1997
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker rejects the idea of a principal as a friendly companion and instead claims the roles of judge, jury and executioner. The exaggerated comparison presents school authority as absolute and punitive. Its force comes from replacing reassurance with a warning about who controls judgment and punishment.
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