Jason, himself previously popular, is shunned by his classmates, and after confronting and savagely beating the classmate who started the rumors, Jason is arrested, expelled from school, and all but disowned by his conservative, mortified parents.
Jason, himself previously popular, is shunned by his classmates. Jason is arrested. Jason is expelled from school. Jason is all but disowned by his conservative, mortified parents. Jason was confronting. Jason was savagely beating the classmate. This classmate started the rumors.