Our school district got into the New York Times not too long ago (December 26, 2015) for a not-so-glamorous reason. The heading reads “Ethnic Divide.” It was about the school board meeting of our school district.
Most of us probably wouldn’t phrase the issue that way. At least I don’t see the issue that way. I see caring parents bonded together by how much they care for their children and willing to spend several hours at the end of a long day with the school board members to share their concerns.
On both “sides” of the aisle, the objectives are the same. They want their kids to be upstanding citizens. The means to get there maybe a little different but the end game is the same. We can see each other eye to eye. We respect each other’s view. We understand each other’s concerns. We don’t avoid each other in the supermarket. We don’t hold grudges when the meeting is over. That is not the implication of the term “ethnic divide.”
The New York media, with its specialty of liberalism and sensationalism, added the heading of “ethnic divide,” which is such a superficial observation of the issue. I disagree. I hope other adults in the town disagree with the heading on as well.
Joseph Sun
Barnard Place, West Windsor
