SAD DAY AT MIDLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL

Re: Article on May 14, 'Drug dogs find pot ...'

What a sad day for all of us. Hundreds of innocent people (at Midland
Secondary School) were locked down for two and a half hours, sniffed by
dogs, and treated like criminals. Everyone is a suspect, and shall be
treated as such.

One week earlier, these same hundreds of people were locked down and
huddled in corners hiding from pretend terrorists. If these people were
adults at work, the above actions would have severe legal human-rights
challenges. So why do we allow our children to be subjected to such tactics?

Animosity is created when you treat fellow humans this way. And what did
this cost in education dollars?

Special-ed programs have all but disappeared, trade courses are practically
non-existent, enrollment is down, suspensions are up, expulsions are up,
dropout rate up, and drug seizures down.

Take a look at the students. They are not criminals or terrorists. They are
young minds being molded by (such) moves. Take a look at the staff. They
are not guards. They are teachers, sharers of knowledge and guardians. Take
a look at the building. It is not a criminal institution. It is an
institution of education.

Think hard about this agenda and what it is teaching. MSS is 100 years old
and dying.

Lynn Barker