Cabell school foolishness

Often, we here at The Herald-Dispatch have called for more accountability in the public school system. The ongoing feud (I want to call it a middle school hissy fit, but the boss won't let me say that, so I won't) between a Huntington High teacher and a Cabell Midland High administrator is one example of that.

This situation has eaten up far too much time and money. I hate to think of what could have been bought with all the money the school system has spent on this spat.

The accountability we want to see for teachers would apply to situations like this, too. If only Superintendent Bill Smith could call these two aside for 30 minutes and tell them to work out their differences. If they couldn't, they would be asked for their resignations. That's how it works here in the private sector. People have been fired from this place for less.

Laws that are supposed to protect government employees instead are used to eat up scarce resources.

So now the administrator is on leave with pay for 30 days. If memory serves correctly, the school board is still paying the former superintendent for not working, too.

And my kids bring home stuff for fundraisers. They're expected to sell chocolates when this kind of foolishness is going on.

That's one reason I don't let my kids sell that stuff.

Correction: Roach received a $150,000 buyout of his contract, which would have run through June 30, 2006, not June 30, 2007. My bad.