Black and white

I have just returned from a week visiting relatives and attending a nephew's graduation in another state. I took a regional flight from my local airport to a major national and international hub, and then a rental car to the smaller regional city where they live. Along the way, I saw a lot of posters and billboards, and commercials on commercial and cable television and tv programs, I do not normally see. I now understand some of what is driving the right and far-right grievance in this country.

I'm glad I'm no ionger a principal

A former colleague of mine is a principal in a small PK - 12 independent school and she is in a bit of a pickle. Last week, she received a demand letter from a group of parents which in and of itself is not unusual and the school's typical response is along the lines of, "this is our Mission" and "this is what we do" and "it's a free market and you have other options". What was unusual was that later the same day, she received another demand letter from another group of parents insisting on exactly the opposite. So any action, including no action, would inevitably be regarded by one group as favoring the other,