Have guilty APS teachers tutor kids
I would like to add my heartfelt praise and thanks to the AJC and all of the investigators, reporters and editors for one of the most important pieces of journalism since the Washington Post’s coverage of the Nixon/Watergate scandal. In one of the articles (“The real victims of APS scandal,” News, April 5) … a parent said she wished those teachers would tutor the children whose education was neglected.
What a grand idea. Think of what could happen for the good of the education of the children, by providing a way for the teachers to perform restitution. There could be a scale where the convicted could do work/house arrest with ankle monitors and be paid a nominal salary, or serve time in jail. A similar program could be established for teachers on probation. I realize this proposal would be extremely complex and difficult, but I believe doing this could provide a positive way out of an enormous tragedy.
JOHN W. MCINTOSH, ATLANTA
Obamacare isn’t really ‘affordable’
I have health care through the Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Benefit Plan. Before Obamacare, we had UnitedHealthcare. Under UnitedHealthcare, doctors’ visits and medications were paid for without out-of-pocket money. Under Obamacare, a visit to my family doctor costs $72. A visit to my rheumatologist costs me $48. Now, the visits and my meds for both doctors are paid for out-of-pocket. Also, I had to visit the emergency room at my local hospital on March 15 to get five stitches for a cut finger. Total cost: $926.04. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia will pay none of this bill.
I would like for Mr. Obama or someone else to tell me how Obamacare is better than the coverage I had with UnitedHealthcare. I am sure there are others who have had this happen to them. I know one thing for sure: The American people was sold a crop of you-fill-in-the-blank. If this is affordable health care, I hate to see what unaffordable health care is.
STEVE MALOY, COVINGTON
Dublin teacher’s outburst out of line
Regarding “Teacher on job after Obama remark” (News, April 8), as a former teacher, I instinctively realized personal opinions on religion, politics or sex had to be avoided in the classroom. Add to that excessive detail on one’s personal life. This simple mandate should be a basic part of any teacher’s professional education, but it probably isn’t. Any teacher who strays from this (spoken or unspoken) mandate is unprofessional by nature and should not be in a classroom.
BOB EBERWEIN, ATLANTA
