Detroit Disgrace

Far be it from me to pick sides in the growing dispute between the superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools, Connie Calloway, and the district's board. Calloway has been on the job for only a year, and it seems that more objective observers have described most of her problems as good faith efforts to dig out from the mess left behind by a long line of less than competent predecessors.

Lawsuits for unpaid textbook bills and an FBI probe come to mind.

Regardless, about all you need to know about the Detroit district and the outright educational abuse and neglect brought on the students of that city each day is to look at the lead figure on the board attacking Calloway.

Reverend David Murray, a Detroit School Board member and leader of a church of 10 people, lost custody of his four children after allegations of abuse, neglect and domestic violence surfaced.

Thursday, school board member Marie Thorton told Local 4 she is introducing a resolution to the board because she is uncomfortable with the reverend having any contact with children.

You can't make this stuff up... and really, why would anyone even want to?