Published: October 1, 2004

Remote Control

Excellent article about the fired teacher suing his former school district [" Law and Order ," Current Events, May/June]. The limited scope of the interview doesn’t delve much into the facts of the case, which must still be litigated in court. I question, however, the wisdom of suing a district and administration for a perceived lack of support. I also question what schools must do with students who are kicked out. Where will they go? Who will supervise them? It’s quite reasonable to assume that these same students don’t want to be in school at all; what makes Mr. Pitone believe that they will become bored and beg to...