[Jeff Higgins]

On further reflection, I stand corrected on my stance concerning the court's decision. Those who have chimed in with a strict Constitutional interpretation of their decision are correct. Pushing this back to the local level is the right thing to do.

This does, of course, demand responsibility and action at the local level. This is sounding more and more like parents that were asleep at the wheel and only woke up after the fact. The time for their input was when the school board was asking for it, not after the fact pretending they never had the chance.

So what at first cut appears to be an evil, secretive school board being supported by a dastardly left-wing court falls appart upon closer examination. They are still our schools, our communities, to get involved with and shape. Those who choose not to might want to reconsider raising hell after the fact. The courts are there to help us settle these disputes when all else fails. It's too bad that non-participants from the get-go are using them as a first measure.