"I did." She pauses, the rustle of papers heard faintly in the background, then continues. "I was approached by Sam today to get all of Ben's work and the reason he gave was that Ben would likely no longer be attending the school."
She sighs softly, but muffles most of it.
"I would have preferred to hear about it from you first, because if there's a problem with Ben's curriculum or anything else, I'd like to talk it over before you make any final decision. If we can't find a solution, then I'll accept your decision, but I really don't want to see Ben stop coming to the school if this is something we can fix."