Admission is free and done completely via random lottery. We’re fighting on the same side in the same battle, but yet there are people who make-us out to be demons. Senator Bill Perkins accuses us of fudging test scores, and nearly everyone is under the misguided perception that we don’t serve children with Individualized Education Plans (IEP), students with special needs. Neither of those things could be farther from the truth.

he general belief is that we in the Western World live in a civilized society. To keep it civilized we have all sorts of rules; some are legal and others are just forms of behavior we call common courtesy. This brings me to a pet peeve I have developed over the past few years. I believe that young children do not belong in upscale restaurants where patrons pay large sums to enjoy fine dining.