A Loss to the District
Santa Ana Unified School District needs a breath of fresh air but it won’t happen when (Superintendent) Rudy Castruita leaves the district (“Castruita Will Quit Santa Ana School District,” June 1). The breath of fresh air will come when the conservative Christian groups who oppose school reform are voted out of office.
Talk about no class, (board member) Tom Chaffee makes a remark in regards to Castruita leaving by saying we “need a breath of fresh air and I can’t say I’m sorry to see him go.” Nice going, Tom. Why not just wish him well and let it go at that?
Watch out folks! Pay attention because these Christian conservative groups are infiltrating many school districts with unrealistic ideas and no idea of what is really going on in schools today. During Castruita’s reign, there have been two National Blue Ribbon Schools and 10 California Distinguished School awards. Three schools were honored last month but some board members seem to find fault with everything Dr. Castruita and a hard-working staff have accomplished.
Wonderful things are happening in schools today but people like (Rosemarie) Avila and Chaffee do not build but tear down and in turn lose will, lose superior administrators and teachers because of their ignorance--or is this their plan?
ELEANOR A. ROTHAERMEL
Laguna Hills
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