RESISTING CREEPING CRIMSONISM:

If at first you don't succeed... (Charles Murtaugh, September 13, 2002)

From today's New York Times, "Plaid's Out, Again, as Schools Give Up Requiring Uniforms":

"CANYON COUNTRY, Calif. : They tried hard to keep school uniforms going. They relented on the requirement for the logo. They allowed casual Fridays. They phoned every parent in a school of 1,300 students and reminded them that uniforms were mandatory — though yes, there was the opt-out provision for anyone who really objected.

But soon, teachers were wasting the first 10 minutes of class trying to figure out who had waivers and who was breaking the rules. The rule breakers were crowding the principal's office. By last spring, with only 200 students wearing uniforms, officials at Sierra Vista Junior High did what had come to seem inevitable: they abandoned school uniforms."

Is it just me, or does this remind you of the UN weapons inspection efforts in Iraq?

Such posts are why we hold out hope that Mr. Murtaugh can be redeemed despite his unfortunate recent drift to the Left. Posted by Orrin Judd at September 13, 2002 10:50 AM