On Fri, 13 Feb 1998, Bert Cross wrote:
> How many teachers have to be concerned with the possibility of
> an irate parent shouting, "How dare you discipline my kid?" Or,
> "How dare you give my kid a bad grade?"
Don't forget the naive parent who proclaims, "My child would never do
that!"
This is the central problem facing the school system which hopes to
maintain discipline. Schools seem terrified of lawsuits. Well, maybe
there were some horrendous judgments in the 1970s, but we cannot run
scared and continue to let the schools deteriorate. It's time for a
stand. I would venture more parents are ready to support the schools now,
since many current parents witnessed the beginnings of today's laxness
when they were in school.
Does Moscow have the intestinal fortitude to do it?
I'm hearing from several persons who feel the MJHS problem has been way
out of control. Or has it changed with the new administration over the
past couple years?
Robert Probasco