This letter is being written in response to some statements made
by Mr. Duane Morgan, vice principal of summer school at San Benito
High School. His statements were made in the article
”
SBHS summer school admission policy heats up
”
that appeared in the June 24th edition.
Dear Editor:
This letter is being written in response to some statements made by Mr. Duane Morgan, vice principal of summer school at San Benito High School. His statements were made in the article “SBHS summer school admission policy heats up” that appeared in the June 24th edition.
Mr. Morgan, someone is not telling the truth. It is you or someone in the guidance-counseling office.
I called the guidance-counseling office six times and asked why students were being “selected” to be dropped from the summer school program. Each and every time I was told the students were dropped due to budget cuts and not enough willing teachers. I was told the students were “randomly drawn” and sent letters.
I asked how the names were drawn … by educational needs, grade point average or by the computer?
I was told, and I quote, “No, the names were randomly drawn.”
I could get no further explanation, just the same repeated statement.
This is not a rumor Mr. Morgan. It is a statement repeated by your guidance-counseling office. My huge mistake is not getting this gentleman’s name and writing it down. I never imagined I was being lied to then, or perhaps now.
I find it difficult to believe that your guidance technicians had the time or the financial resources to “review each student’s situation.” I challenge you to explain, in detail, just how this “review” was accomplished so effectively to “determine which students to enroll who wanted to attend – not needed – summer school.”
I am still waiting the explanation on why in-coming freshmen with GPAs of 4.0 are attending summer school if there isn’t enough summer school to go around. Just why would any student with a 4.0 need to attend summer school?
I personally think Mr. Morgan should look into his statement, “Contrary to rumors, the school did not use a lottery to determine who was admitted.” Are we splitting hairs here? “Random draw” sounds like a lottery to me.”
Raye de la Vega,
Hollister
