Trib Editorial Rips the APS School Board

The Trib editors are upset that the APS school board has failed to bring the APS Police Department up to par. In their editorial, they point out, correctly, that the board had all summer to come up with a fix for "...dysfunctional school security policies; an ill-equipped and essentially defenseless police force; and a Police Department that is disintegrating before our eyes."

They cited "...the long-term student safety ramifications of this board's failure again on Thursday to take the school security bull by the horns."

The concluded that; "It's time for the APS Board of Education to act like adults elected, in part, to ensure the safety of our kids and schools."

So where is the problem? Why has so little been done?

Apparently no one knows; certainly not taxpayers, parents, and all of the other stakeholders in the community; ignorance for which the Trib, and the Journal are responsible in no small part.

When I write letters to the editors about their paper's failure to cover the underlying issues in the leadership of the APS; I am always reminded that they have no influence over those who decide which issues will be brought to the attention of their readers.

Perhaps what we need from the editors is an editorial that takes the rest of the Trib to task for their failure to investigate and report upon the issues responsible for the do nothing (but screw up) leadership of the APS.