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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Harry Potter Wins First Round
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Gwinnett parent complaint against Harry Potter books in school libraries didn’t impress the hearing officer assigned to review the case. Su Ellen Bray found ten things to like about Harry Potter books being available to Gwinnett schoolchildren, most notably that the books encourage reading. She also noted that children old enough to read the books are old enough to understand that they are fiction. Here’s Laura Diamond’s story.
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Schrenko: Eight Years, No Parole
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I usually focus on classroom issues, but I could not let this one go without posting. Schrenko’s guilty plea brings to a close a bizarre case of political corruption in an office that does, if to a limited extent, impact schoolchildren. This woman held public office and didn’t bother coming to work. Now she has pleaded guilty to defrauding the government and laundering money.
I don’t know if there’s much to say, but I’ll bet Get Schooled readers will come up with something.
