Fighting for a student's rights leads to deadly consequences... Having abandoned a legal career for a life in the classroom, Winston Patrick is barely surviving his first year at a Vancouver high school when his students present a human rights issue. A student wants to bring his samesex partner to the high school prom, but the school says no. Winston reluctantly leads his prot?g's on their first legal quest: suing the school. Opponents will stop at nothing to make their point, even murder. This is the sequel to Deadly Lessons, shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award for best first crime novel.