School concerns

TO THE EDITOR:

This morning March 8 the news was that a group of women teachers were on a one day strike trying to prove something; both the Texas and Arkansas lawmakers are debating the “bathroom bill”; Texas High had a terror threat; some school in New York had decided to teach students to write their name in cursive; the states were trying to call a convention to amend the national Constitution (what difference does it make what any constitution states if it is not followed and obeyed?) The other events probably explain why the American students score last place in any international competition.

I can speak with some degree of credence about the above after being involved directly and indirectly about the above news. On the women teachers claim, evidence is not on their side. After an examination of any school district where the majority of teachers and administrators are women the results are not good. My local school—New Boston Independent School District—fits this category and has been described by past and present teachers as a zoo.

To the “restroom dust-up” the schools and lawmakers need to be more concerned about the activity in these rooms than the gender that uses them. My grandson a recent graduate of Texas High tells of students afraid to go into these restrooms, opting to get a sick pass and go home to use the restroom. A past teacher of this school and also a past policemen relates he has seen tear gas used more at this school than on the police force.

This letter is not by any way an indictment of Texas High or any school district as I do understand the condition they have to operate under and the students have the “upper hand” and will use it. This is an indictment of the districts population and the powers that legislate these rules to be followed. In Texas the culprits are at Austin and Mt. Pleasant.

A closing challenge to anyone that doubts the above. Volunteer to teach at any of these schools for one day and you will appreciate the classroom teachers and maybe be motivated to get involved in this “shakedown charade” posing as public education. Chester Pinkham New Boston, Texas.