Who hired the woman, and why aren't Baltimore taxpayers revolting?
Amelia, Governor William Donald Shaeffer{sp} appointed her in the late '80s, or early '90s. The Governor {and most county execs.} also appoint school board members.
When this {The Calvert "experiment"} was going down, it was {and is} next to impossible to get ANYBODY to even acknowledge it, let alone talk about it. Radio talk show hosts were told, "Nobody cares about this.", {even though it overfilled the phone lines when education was a topic of conversation}. Of the MANY legislators and administration officials I contacted {city, county, state, and even federal} with rare exception would even speak of education. Only one lady, {state rep, now senator}, seemed to be really interested, and she seemed to be cowed by the establishment. She did work hard with the documentation I gave her on the onerous M.S.P.A.P. test, and brought some light to it's diabolical nature, and it has changed a small bit, but is still in existance. Grasmick had stated prior to this that M.S.P.A.P. "Is a blueprint for the nation." This, at least, has not been uttered since.
The N.A.A.C.P., HEADQUARTERED in Baltimore, would say NOTHING, as with the teacher's associations. "The silence was/is deafening!" If you can find a better word, phrase, or short collection of associated words that better fit this situation than "EVIL", I would love to here it. I have been accused many times of "overusing:" the word. Peace and love, George.