EDITORIAL : TIME FOR ACTION; ZACARIAS SITS ON HIS THUMBS WHILE THE DISTRICT BURNS.SUPERINTENDENT Ruben Zacarias' invisible hand of leadership needs to develop a lot heavier touch in overseeing the shenanigans shenanigans Noun, pl Informal 1. mischief or nonsense 2. trickery or deception [origin unknown] of his rogue bureaucrats and the district's shoddy construction policies. During a public pledge earlier this year to ensure the safety of the Los Angeles Unified School District's children, Zacarias created a School Safety Team to monitor construction at all campuses because the district was caught knowingly violating state and federal environmental laws building Jefferson Middle School Jefferson Middle School is a middle school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The middle school is home to the football team the Elks, which has won more conference champs than any other middle school in Tennessee. on a contaminated industrial site. But it has become obvious that the team of lawyers, consultants and public relations specialists is overwhelmed by what school board member David Tokofsky calls the district's ``incredibly anti-environmental protection attitude.'' It's obvious the district's bungling bun·gle v. bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles v.intr. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently. v.tr. To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch. n. management team members don't care about lives. They only care about saving their jobs and guiding the district down another dark tunnel of dissembling dis·sem·ble v. dis·sem·bled, dis·sem·bling, dis·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance. See Synonyms at disguise. 2. To make a false show of; feign. and denial. Ruben, wake up! Get angry! Clean house! Zacarias has known for a year that his staff members can't cut it, and that they don't respect the law. It's not enough for Zacarias to appoint someone else to study the latest environmental problems involving school sites and construction. Outrage over the district's scofflaw scoff·law n. One who habitually violates the law or fails to answer court summonses. Noun 1. scofflaw - one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses attitude toward environmental protections ought to make his blood boil before he has blood on his hands. This isn't a public relations problem. It's a management problem. And it's time Zacarias decided whether he's for or against reform. Our advice: Get rid of the deadwood Deadwood, city (1990 pop. 1,830), seat of Lawrence co., W S.Dak.; settled 1876 after discovery of gold. A Black Hills tourist center, it is also a trade hub for a lumbering, stock-raising, and mining region. and bring in leaders who care about the safety and education of the children. And do it now. |
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