As the parent of a couple of MPS students, I'd encourage us to focus on what the school district could or should be doing about this bullying issue. It's tempting to fall into arguments about whether it is the fault of liberals and the 1960s, or capitalism and violent television, but it's not clear how productive that is, since all of these are beyond the control of the Board of Education and Supt. Peebles.
Focusing locally, what is the list's feeling about how this issue is being addressed here? I was pretty shocked about Coleman's evasive attitude, to the point where dismissal seemed like an appropriate sanction. What should we ask of the school board and administration, given that we aren't going to turn Minneapolis into a the land of the Book of Virtues or the Communist Manifesto? Is this issue going to drop off the table? Unless something intervenes at the last minute, I'm going to attend the Board meeting this evening, and I'll be interested to see if this is a topic of discussion (although the facilities plan will be the focus). -- Robert P. Goldman ECCO [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
