Yesterday Paul Jacobs at Common Sense wrote More Rogue School Board News which starts:
"Power corrupts. Petty power corrupts . . . pettily?
Some time back I told you about Diane Pharr, whose son's school records — his private school records — were publicized by the school board . . . just out of petty vindictiveness for her wanting to learn more about the board's budget.
Now, in Fairfax County, Virginia, public school officials similarly act out. Hunter Mill School Board member Stuart Gibson was forced by the Virginia Board of Education to publicly apologize. That board sided with a local parent defending her son, whose special education history was released by Gibson during — get this — a political campaign. The boy's father happened to be Gibson's opponent."
That amazing!
Putting people in power doesn't make them saints. This is one of the problems with turning so much power over to the government. Politicans claim that all will be well if you let them solve your problems. The truth is often you'll still have the original problem, but now you are paying more for it.
I'll just echo Paul Jacobs' conclusion. You have to watch local government very carefully.
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