Letters

To the Editor:

Regarding your recent essay by Gary W. Ritter and Christopher J. Lucas ( "The 'Common School' Fallacy," Commentary, Oct. 23, 2002): Speaking from the perspective of a parent whose child is removed from his community school due to his disabilities, I feel that center-based programming (a related issue, although not the direct focus of this essay) does all of our children a great disservice. Our children must learn together in order to live together. Life is not segregated. Why should school be?

Debi Lewis

Morgantown, W.Va.

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