The editorial board of the Tri-City Herald has spoken about the recent decision of the Kennewick School Board to support equal access by all student clubs. We must remember this was a 3 to 2 decision opposed by board members Lynn Fielding and Dawn Adams. Credit must be given to Wendy London, Kathy White and Heather Kintzley for promoting student safety and adherence to law.
Kennewick navigates in controversial waters
It always leaves us scratching our collective heads just a little when agencies invest more time and/or money in debating the law than complying with it.
Case in point today is the Kennewick School District.
It’s interesting that Dawn Adams felt like there were issues at stake here that were perhaps more important than blindly following the law. Recall that Dawn Adams’ response to questions about the Kennewick School District’s blind support of federal education policy was to claim:
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/01/02/1311020/advocate-group-keeps-tabs-on-kennewick.html#storylink=misearch#ixzz1Kji4o4YT
She seems somewhat conflicted in her devotion to the law.
Your point is well taken. I wonder what motivates Adams’ decision making. It probably wouldn’t be that she follows Fielding’s lead on any issue. On the other hand…