"I understand too that school boards--what y'all would call boards of governors--are interested in things that do not necessarily include the best for children."

I am one of those school governors, on the board of the local primary school. My child no longer attends it, but I'm there til 2010, and I will continue to fight for the best for all the children. However, my 'speciality' as it were, is the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and integration of differently abled children into mainstream education. This means that perforce, I have to learn and study things that are not obviously 'child centred' but can be applied to general school running.

I can't answer for other schools but to my knowledge, not one of our board members, be they teacher, parent or community member has anything but the interests of the school and its children as a priority. In every item for discussion, be it finance, building maintenance or how many scissors there are, it is always for the benefit of the pupils and the support of the teaching staff.

LTS