Letters: To avoid the statue war, send permission slips and let parents make decisions

As a principal, I realized that there are as many ways of parenting as there are people.

My job was not to judge but to make sure that the expectations of our school were being met. I see nothing wrong with the statue of David and believe it can be shown to students of any age; however, I recognize that nudity might be offensive to some parents.

So send out a permission slip (as I believe was policy at the school, and this was not a new curriculum). My guess is that the people in charge were looking for a way to remove a principal that they didn’t believe was working out. This was just a last straw.

I also find it important to note that parents with either liberal or conservative views on such subjects do not have the right to force their views on others’ children. I was in Paris when this story came out and wondered how in the world an American educator would be able to negotiate a field trip around the city. Something as benign as the Arc de Triomphe would be a challenge.

Oh well. C’est la vie!

JIM CRAWFORD

DeQuincy