Question 1.-Teachers Rights. Teachers are being publicly criticized for virtually no reason. One teacher, when trying to stop an argument during a basketball game, was publicly reprimanded for putting her hands on a students shoulder and pulling him out of a potential melee. Her principal thought she used excessive force in a situation that did not warrant it. Another time, a teacher who thought he was being responsive and caring to a student with special needs, was called thoughtless and cruel by his principal in front of the parents and three other students. While a private apology occurred in the latter case, the damage was done. Public reprimands have no place in todays schools. Public reprimands demean teachers, dilute their authority, and set a bad example for the students. Administrators must be sanctioned for their actions.

Question 2.-Complaint Procedure. Teachers are upset with the current complaint system. It allows too much discretion for the district and allows unspecified people to make charges which, although they may not become part of the record, are typically heard through the grapevine. The phrase special concern in Article 7 Paragraph B1 is particularly troubling. It is time to revise the entire procedure.

Question3.-Sponsorships. Students and faculty are complaining about Coca-Cola being a sponsor. Health-consciousness is a big issue today. High school students are complaining to you about all the sugar available in schools, and elementary teachers are frustrated as they teach the youngest children about nutrition and then see the sugar (or diet chemicals) pumped into them in your cafeterias. You decry the double standard. The Coke contract expired yesterday; it is time to drop them.