JROTC: Beyond ExamMarc Nortonbyline‚ Jun. 06‚ 2008The folks who brought you JROTC don't sit still just because there was an election. On June 2, the Examiner ran an article boldly titled "JROTC Still Marching Strong." The article approvingly quotes Colonel Doug Bullard, who runs JROTC at Lowell High School, bragging that JROTC kids "ski, go rafting and compete in drum competitions." He doesn't even mention that JROTC is a creature of the Pentagon. Nor does the article mention that there is a serious campaign in process to end JROTC in our schools, right now, today. There was also a letter in Beyond Chron stating that School Board members Mark Sanchez, Eric Mar, Jane Kim and presumably Kim-Shree Maufas all have the "same position." Not hardly ... |