Since our founding, we have described the concept of citizens “voting with their feet” in relation to school districts. Today see it happening in real time…
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Deeply Divided, But All For Kids
Running Public But Choosing Private
After shutting down Alexander City Public Schools (ACPS), one of the high school newspapers interviewed Superintendent Hutchings to confirm that he enrolled one of his two children at a private Catholic high school. At Bishop Ireton, students are learning in person two days a week while ACPS has zero in-person time. Hutchings called the decision “very personal.” Today we discuss who gets to make “personal decisions” and who doesn’t.
Police and Suspensions: The Wrong Reaction
The Colorado deputy who saw the video footage said Isaiah Elliott’s nerf gun only flashed across the screen for two seconds at most, & yet Elliott was suspended for 5 days and received an unannounced visit from the cops. Our public lives are invading our private ones via zoom, should schools police our homes like classrooms? Today on the blog.