What happened in chapter 8 of ungifted

Donovan also discovers that repairs to Hardcastle Middle School’s gym after the accident with the globe are on hold as the result of the insurance company refusing to pay the claim. This leads him to believe that if the truth of his involvement ever comes out, he and his parents will be financially responsible for the repairs.

One day, when Donovan goes into the Academy early to work on his science project, he discovers that the students who need to take the “Human Growth and Development” class might have to do so in summer school. He also learns that the class needs to be taught by either a credited teacher OR someone with relevant “hands on” experience. This leads Donovan to ask his pregnant sister Katie to be a tutor for the class, telling her that if she doesn’t, he won’t take care of Beatrice. He comments in narration that he knows he’s being selfish, in that he hopes that his assistance in solving this problem will take the Academy’s attention off his un-giftedness and therefore enable him to hide out for longer – but then comments that he believes that James Donovan would have done the same thing.