PRINCIPAL CARED

I wonder why South Carolina's education ranks near the bottom. We had
a principal, George McCrackin, who cared enough about Stratford and
the safety of the students to notify the police upon "suspicions of
marijuana sales at the school, supported, according to a police
report, by video surveillance and an unidentified student who
confessed to administrators." And, yet, Jesse Jackson says, "He earned
a firing."

For what? Doing his job? Caring about the safety of the students? Why
are parents so happy about his stepping down? Would they prefer a
principal who allowed drug activity? These are the same parents who
would complain if there was a drug-related incident that McCrackin
didn't act upon.

I praise McCrackin for his actions, caring about the students, caring
about their safety and for trying to make a positive difference to the
education system of South Carolina.

Jamey Kampmeyer,

North Charleston