Overcoming Liberal Educators Bias Against the Military

On June 9, I posted on the story about a school in Georgia where students who had been writing letters to Marines in Iraq invited one of the Marines to speak to the students. The Marine was removed from school grounds by the principal due to her concern for security and safety. That principal NEEDS TO BE FIRED!

But at least we've got some good news in this story as neal Boortz reports below.

From Neal Boortz:

MARINE FINALLY GETS TO HONOR THE STUDENTS WHO WROTE TO HIM
Perhaps you remember this particular brouhaha ... it happened several weeks ago at the Carson Middle School in Greensboro, Georgia. U.S. Marine Sgt. Zach Richardson wanted to visit the students at Carson Middle School who had been writing to him while he was serving in Iraq. The children's teacher, Matthew Lund, arranged for the visit only to be thwarted by the school's principal, Ulrica Corbett. Ms. Corbett ordered Sgt. Richardson off the school grounds citing concern for the safety and welfare of the students. This was the lead item in the June 2nd. Nealz Nuze, I urge you to read again by clicking here.

Well .. now the good news. Next Monday, July 18th, the students from the Carson Middle School who wrote those letters to Sgt. Richardson, along with their teacher, Matthew Lund, their parents and other community leaders, will get their chance to meet and talk with Sgt. Richardson and several of his fellow Marines. The meeting will take place at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge at Reynolds Plantation and will be followed by a lakeside barbecue at the Ritz to show support for Sgt. Richardson, his fellow Marines and the students from Carson Middle School who's letters meant so much. The Ritz-Carlton Lodge will be providing rooms to the Marines ... and having stayed at this particular Ritz-Carlton, let me tell you ... these Marines are in for a treat.

I don't know what eventually happened to the principal. I do know that she caused her school and the Green County School quite a bit of embarrassment. Her disdain for this Marine in particular and for what our armed forces were doing in Iraq in general was obvious. Matthew Lund is no longer teaching at the Carson Middle School. We hope he has found a job at a school that appreciates him and our men and women in uniform.