Mr. B’s idiot school system has put a new requirement on parents of students: We now must have background checks, clearance before we can volunteer to help out in our child’s classroom. Imagine that. The days of the volunteer cupcake-maker are numbered.
Mrs. C. says I am living in a fantasy. She says this is the way of the world these days. They already dislike cupcakes, she points out, because of the crumbs. The head classroom parent assures me that this is a pain, yes, but it’s necessary for the safety of our children.
I say this is worse than a pain. It’s pretend security. It’s pretending that since all the good folks will obey the rules, the bad ones will, too. It will not protect the children and the bureaucrats know it. This is like the no-guns sign at the entrance, which is just an assurance to any criminal that this is a facility full of unarmed victims waiting to be slaughtered.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 