"I am sorry that you feel this way about me/my leadership abilities, especially having never met me. It is unfortunate, to say the least, that the media has incorrectly reported the facts surrounding this situation and have cast an unfair negative shadow on me (and my school.)
The miscommunication is further compounded since this situation deals with students' discipline and I am unable to set the record straight and clarify what actually happened. I can, however, emphatically tell you that there are other circumstances involved in this situation and that NO students were suspended/punished for helping disarm another student of a firearm.
My life's work is revolved around being an advocate for student success and I am passionate about it. Hopefully, you can see/understand that when it comes to media stories, there is usually more than meets the eye."
Tracy Perkins, Principal Cypress Lake High School 6750 Panther Lane Ft. Myers, FL 33919 School Phone: 239-481-2233 Fax: 239-481-9838
TracyAP@leeschools.net
Please remember that according to the media Trayvon Martin was an innocent waif and George Zimmerman was a racist.
What do you see between the lines?
Perhaps, the student who disarmed the gunman expressed some views critical of the “urban culture”, and is therefore a “racist” that has to be punished for taking action against a “minority”?