Left In Lowell

Having just returned home after travelling for a week, I see that School Committeewoman Jackie Doherty and fellow blogger Jackie Doherty made Kendall’s column the opportunity to try to answer him on her blog.

Kendall, who has been a long-time friend and supporter of Lowell High School Headmaster wrote the following:

Few schools have the history of LHS nor the dedicated staff of the school. I doubt if any other high school has as big an endowment fund or the widespread community support from alumni and business leaders.

With those facts, it never ceases to amaze me to see how some members of the School Committee treat school officials.

Apparently School Committee member Jackie Doherty really stunned high school administrators last week when she implied an extensive report, filed by the staff in response to a number of questions posed by the committee, was an insult to the school board.

Her remarks baffled a few people, including some colleagues, who took the time to personally thank the staff for their effort.

Now we have to remember that Kendall has successfully used his column in particular and the Sun newspaper in general , (IMHPO), to participate in the successful effort to drive out the previous School Superintendent Karla B rooks Baehr.

I do not think that Kendall’s comments will silence Jackie and stop of her from doing the job that the people of Lowell elected her to do.

And for her part, she writes on her blog that not everything at the Sun is bad. She continues to tell us of her visit with the editor. I do agree with her that the Sun has expanded its coverage on school issue; a welcomed changed. However, I found it interesting that when Jackie made reference to the “gown and cookies” inspired Lowell rumor, the editor remarked “So, you believe what you read in the blogs.” Now why would someone who publically stated that he does not read the local blogs care about what is being written in them?