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Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 2:02 am
David Das deserves credit. In a letter to the Sun Journal, the chairman of the Auburn School Committee apologized for his reprehensible comment about Lewiston and Auburn parents. It was an ugly statement that deserved rebuke. Das has done the right thing by stating his regret.
Yet, it's not enough. Though Das apologized for his sentiments, he should also have addressed the underlying issue: Auburn's schools failed to schedule H1N1 flu clinics to inoculate students, despite having the vaccine. Now, kids are sick and people are perplexed.
In its delay, Auburn made a mistake. Das shouldn't apologize for it, but he should promise parents the district has learned from it.
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