There is a revolt brewing in public education. There are many very unhappy customers, vividly illustrated by far too many students leaving the system without knowing how to spell, read, or how to make change. This is from the kids themselves, not the parents.

When is a 50 percent or 70 percent passing rate preparing students for the real world? When do the cashiers at any retail store keep their job when they make change correctly only 70 percent of the time?

Any child in a failing school such as Sabattus should not be sentenced to that institution, but should have the ability to take their education dollars to the educational institution where their parents believe they would have the greatest opportunity to succeed. It is about children and their education.

Educrats are quick to oppose educational options outside the public school arena.

Americans have choices – where we buy our groceries, where we live – we make critical decisions determining our children’s lives every day. Yet the educrats don’t trust the parents to make educational choices for their children.

There is a failure on behalf of the education community to recognize their customers – the parents, taxpayers, business community and students.

When Sabattus schools are rated “acceptable,” that second from the lowest rating isn’t acceptable to parents and to taxpayers.

The current system appears not to be working in the best interest of the children. However, it appears to be working well for school administrators’ pay envelopes.

Phillip Webber Sr., Sabattus