More Rotten Apple Nominations

My Rotten Apple awards are not to be confused with any other "Rotten Apples" found out there in cyberspace. These are unique to Guilford County, and Guilford County Schools. I couldn't possibly make this stuff up!

So for your Sunday Brunch today, here are two others. Believe me, there are much more to come.
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Alan Duncan: "Step Up White People" Friday Dec. 19, 2008.

GCS Chairman Alan Duncan just nominated himself only days ago with this one, as he fondly made mention of the incident at High Point Central High School.

An excerpt from GSW, Friday Dec. 19, 2008:

“We have a special responsibly to show the right path,” Chairman Alan Duncan said. He urged white residents to do more to educate young people about racist behavior, saying these types of incidents are not pranks.

This was reported in Dec. 19, 2008's News & Record.

I stand by my commentary:

I think Duncan could have used some better choice of words here: He urged white residents to do more to educate young people about racist behavior (as reported by the N&R).

Replace the word white with the word ALL. And maybe it's me, but isn't this a little divisive? And I'm in NO way condoning what happened at Central AT ALL. Couldn't this have been put a little better or expressed differently?
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Walt Childs: "Frontin' " April 11, 2008.

Retired GCS Board member Dr. Walter Childs occasionally opened his mouth. And when he did, the occasional questionable comment or two came out.

An excerpt from GSW, April 11, 2008:

A new anti-bonds group has formed this week, which includes GCS Board members Walt Childs and Deena Hayes. A mailing is scheduled shortly.

Here’s the gist of this group…Rhino excerpt:

Hayes described The People’s Choice as an ad-hoc organization of people opposed to racial and ethnic disparity in the schools. She said the group opposes the bonds because minority residents of the county will not benefit from it as much as white residents, who she said are getting “palatial” schools such as the Northern Guilford middle and high schools.

Hayes said, “Taxpaying citizens of color are asked to support the school system, and their kids are getting the least benefit from it.”

Uh-boy….

Here’s my thing…if you’re going to oppose the bonds, oppose the bonds on principle, such as $412 million is too much, or this Board (which you, Deena and Walt sit on) constantly squanders taxpayer money and we don’t want to give you anymore of it.

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Here's where the nomination comes in:

Guilford County Schools has a program in place that is supposed to ensure that minority contractors get a share of construction contacts. Childs, however, said that many of the contracts arranged under that program go to businesses owned by white women.

“We don’t know if those were fronting for large white companies,” Childs said.

Stop the tape…Large…WHAT? WHAT did Walt say?

“We don’t know if those were fronting for large white companies,” Childs said.

Walt had better be glad his term is up. I’d like to know exactly what a “large white company” is.

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Guess what? I'm still trying to research what a large white company is.

Much much more to come...

E.C. :)