Letters to the Editor

To the Editor:

Michael Casserly makes many assertions in his recent Commentary, even as he raises many questions ("Discipline and Demographics: The Problem Is Not Just the Kids," Jan. 24, 1996). Among them, he asserts that America's schools are themselves responsible for putting many African-American men where they are, in the criminal-justice system. That may or may not be a defensible statement; I'm in no position to evaluate that, but those who are should.

I do know, however, that he is treating Americans' concerns about discipline and order in our schools contemptuously when he dismisses Public Agenda's findings...