It might just be a matter of only taking necessary risks. If he gets Marina to compromise herself while playing innocent, he only had to send one "known delinquent" to the Farm. That's going to attract a lot less attention than two girls, one of which has a low profile. Remember that he knows the Sisterhood and other extra eyes are around.No one's going to bet against the principal being corrupt, but that's a metagame matter. Why would the principal bother asking Marina for her version if he's just looking for a way to eliminate headaches? Send *all* of them to the farm and be done with it. Or if we want to maximize the dystopian misery, just send the girls to the Farm and let the abusers continue to have their fun. I don't see any reason for him to play to the audience when there is no audience present.
There's a nonzero chance the principal is somehow secretly involved in the sex ring, and his sending Cat to the Farm is a way to eliminate a potential risk from drawing attention and revealing his connection.
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