Did Carlson check his facts?
September 19, 2008 · Updated 12:48 PM
I disagree with many of the points John Carlson made in his Sept. 18 commentary. The comment I find most perplexing is, “the union, being well organized, made sure that most people [at the school board meeting] opposed the injunction.”
He should explain the factual basis for this remark. The only notice I received regarding the meeting came in e-mails (at least two of them) from the Bellevue School District. I attended as a concerned parent of two children in the Bellevue schools and opposed the injunction, all by my free-thinking self, with no urging whatsoever from the union.
Did Carlson attend the meeting? If so, he knows that among the first people to speak were school principals supporting the school district. Notably, many teachers from our neighborhood school did not attend the meeting, as they were unsure whether they were “allowed to” or whether it was “appropriate” for them to do so. Hardly strong-arming from the union.
Carlson is entitled to his opinion, like anyone else, but next time he purports to spout facts, he should back them up.
I actually was a first-year law student 23 years ago and I recall that the only arguments we laughed at were the unsupported ones from left field.
Jacqui Becker
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