Journal editors; blind, or just can't see?

In a Journal editorial this morning, link, we find

"Albuquerque Public Schools, (has a) dress code requirements banning gang attire ..."

One must wonder if any one of them has ever set foot on an APS high school campus, or understands what all of the exposed underwear they will see, signifies.

Not every student who sags is a gang member.
(Virtually) every gang member sags; it is their uniform.

Sagging used to be against the rules. It was even specifically
prohibited in School Board Policy. Then students made
it clear that they had no intention of obeying rules; that rule
in particular.

The School Board's response; erase the rule.

The issue is not "sagging" wikilink.
The issue is the permission of prohibited behavior.

The fundamental and underlying cause of all of the behavior
problems in schools is that students are in charge, not adults.

If an adult makes a rule and a child disobeys the rule,
who is in charge?

APS' Research, Development and Accountability Division has yet to complete even one survey of teachers and staff where in they are asked; what do you need to succeed?

They are not asked that question, because in response they
would say, do something about chronically disruptive students;
do something about students who will not recognize the
authority of adults over students.

The Journal editors don't get it. "There are none so blind
as those, who will not see", or investigate, or report upon.