Carl Cohn Article: Ending the School Culture Wars
Ball/Frost Advisory Committee Member, Carl Cohn, wrote an article for the September 2024 issue of School Administrator, entitled, “Ending the School Culture Wars“. In it, he discusses the clash between extremist policies and progressive pushback within America’s public schools.
Here is an excerpt from the article:
“Last summer, I attended a raucous school board meeting in Orange County, Calif., where a conservative school board majority had fired a popular superintendent, started removing books from libraries, banning LGBTQ+ symbols and considering a new parental notification policy that would, in effect, restrict the protected rights of certain students under both state and federal law.
After sitting in a crowded room with adult culture warriors going back and forth for several hours with heated exchanges, I was struck by the bravery of a young transgender high school student who had the courage to go to the podium to address her elected school board with the following request: “I just want to feel safe at school. Please make that happen!”