What were Philip's problems with the school rules in Nothing But The Truth?

Why does Philip cry at the end of nothing but the truth?

Philip cries on his first day at his new school because he is asked to lead students in singing the National Anthem, but he doesn't know the words.

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What happens in nothing but the truth?

"Nothing But the Truth," an documentary novel by Avi, depicts a small student-teacher quarrel that became a national headline. ... He runs track and is a fairly good student. His arch nemesis and least favorited teacher, Miss Narwin, thinks poorly of Philip, especially after he is switched to her homeroomWHO IS DR Palleni in nothing but the truth?

Nothing but the Truth - Character Map

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Dr. Gertrude Doane“Principal of Harrison HS

Dr. Joseph Palleni“Assistant Principal of Harrison HS

Dr. Albert Seymour“Superintendent of Harrison School District”

Gloria Harland“Chairman of the Harrison County School Board”

Philip tells parents Narwin hates him, won’t let him sing the SSB in class; really he is acting up in class to get changed, not to be patriotic; Philip acts up in HR again (second time), gets sent to the vice principal Palleni; Palleni doesn’t see Philip’s offense as serious, he has worse problems, Philip beats around the bush with his answers; his is just breaking a rule and being disruptive in class; he tells him to follow the rules that that he’ll talk to the teacher to get her side of the story; Philip’s dad as a run-in with his boss over a job he messed up but just takes the blame – sometimes you have to be responsible even when it isn’t directly your fault; sometimes your individual rights don’t count; Dr. Doane tells Narwin she is their best English teacher and her students score higher on standardized tests than all other classes; Narwin feels lucky her principal supports her; Phil feels lucky his parents support him; he gets in trouble again in HR, sent to the office a second time (2 infractions in one week = suspension); Palleni tells Phil if he will apologize to Narwin he will forget the whole thing, nothing on his record, otherwise he is calling his parents and it’s suspension; Palleni talks to Narwin, she suggests changing HR’s, feels suspension would be counterproductive (make the situation worse not better) but Palleni says nothing will happen unless Philip apologizes; he refuses; Palleni calls his mom, beats around the bush, and tells her to come in to get Philip.

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the narrator is a first person, participant one, who describes in the simple past tense important and difficult events in his earlier life. he also provides temporal markers as the month (january) and the time (12: 30 pm). finally the account of his experience is very detailed, to the extent that a participant narrator would talk the same way about his experiences. a good example of such detail is the mention of the “bovril ration” which historically was a native american food adopted by european explorers in arctic and antarctic regions due to its high level of calories.