Academic Decathlon
* Congratulations on your splendid coverage of the National Academic Decathlon. Moorpark High School coach Larry Jones and the entire Moorpark team worked extremely hard and the results are self-evident. I am very proud of the team and especially my grandson, Nick Lange.
I wrote to the president of CBS television to protest the airing last week of a “Rockford Files” episode that portrayed a fictional decathlon coach as the alleged rapist of young girls. I found CBS’s insensitivity in showing this program two days after the national competition intolerable.
For this disgusting decision, I urge CBS to write a letter of apology to all the high schools and coaches who participated in the 1999 National Academic Decathlon.
D. GEORGE. STITELER
Westlake Village
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