Do we really need a policy for that?

The following came from an article in the Post and Courier on Tuesday: "Charleston County School Board members took another step Monday toward making literacy the district's top priority and creating a policy to back that up."

Another step (as if they need more than one) and "toward making" as if it still isn't their top priority but they're thinking about it. I wonder how long this will take. CCSD wants to blame the parents. But wait a minute. CCSD didn't teach the parents how to read either! Yeah, that magic reading formula is taking us a few decades to create.

It's a sad day in public education when elected officials need a committee to create a literacy policy as a way to ensure our children are being taught to read in our schools. Since when did teaching a child to read become so complex? And what was the district's top priority before literacy? Putting a SMART board in every classroom?

It's hard not to believe the "keep 'em down" mentality is still alive and well here in Charleston County. Are we in the 19th century or the 21st century?