The Patriot Post® · Cynical Disregard for Children

Thomas Sowell: “Last year, there was an attempt to shut down the American Indian Model Schools in Oakland, California – schools that had been ranked among the top schools in the nation, schools with the top test scores in their district and the fourth highest scores in the entire state of California. The reason given was that the former – repeat, FORMER – head of these schools was accused of financial irregularities. Since there are courts of law to determine the guilt or innocence of individuals, why should school children be punished by having their schools shut down, immediately and permanently, before any court even held a trial? Fortunately, a court order prevented this planned vindictive closing of this highly successful charter school with minority students. But the attempt shows the animus and the cynical disregard of the education of children who have few other places to get a comparable education.”