What happens at the end of nothing but the truth by avi

At the end of the story, Phillip Malloy left Harrison High School and moved to Washington Academy, Ted Griffen got elected to the school board, the school's budget got ruined and Mrs. Narwin resigned from the school.

Explanation:

The story "Nothing But the Truth" is a 1992 historical fiction written by Avi, revolving around the arrest of a young boy Phillip Malloy, who lied about his wrongful suspension of humming the National Anthem wrongly. But in reality, he was suspended because of his disrespectful behavior to his teacher. The novel deals with how the truth is subjected to various opinions and how it can be distorted by different people.

At the end of the story, the disrespected teacher, Mrs. Narwin decides to resign from the school, the school's budget is totally ruined and also Phil left the school and moved to Washington Academy. In conclusion, he also admitted that he did not know the words of the national anthem.  

the underlined phrase is an example of : understatment

hasty generalization