Dallas schools imploding
Because of a budget shortfall, 375 teachers in the Dallas school system were laid off today, some in the middle of class:
Campus by campus, hundreds of Dallas teachers learned their fate Thursday in whatever manner their principals saw fit. Some retained a small measure of dignity; others were forced to clean out their desks in front of stunned students.
The layoffs were expected at the end of the day but some teachers reported getting the news as early as first period. At Pinkston High School, drafting teacher Tom Warner, 45, was called out of class, fired, and sent back to pack his belongings as students looked on.
"I was blindsided," Mr. Warner said.
This should never, ever happen in a civilized country. One of the commenters on that article said it best:
What does it say about our society when taxpayers will subsidize elaborate stadiums (read: Dallas Cowboys), while the public school system goes to seed?
The answer to that question is obvious: public money is spent first on those who wield the greatest influence, and that most definitely does not mean the teachers' union.