A Knight in Dragonland

A letter to the editor from James Drainer, president of the Education Association of Pekin, was published in the weekend edition of the Daily Times. This must be the same letter Drainer mentioned to the 108 school board on Monday. Drainer decries Mike Noyes’s use of Mark Sattazahn’s letter of resignation in his Nov. 1 column to advance his pro-consolidation political agenda. While not illegal, the use of the letter was certainly unethical.

District 108 employees have always been able to trust that letters of resignation were viewed only by school board members and central office administration. We are disappointed to find out that this is not the case.

Drainer also denounces the attacks on 108’s performance by the Citizens for Pekin School Consolidation, defends their record and asks that CfPSC stop their slanderous campaigning.

District 108’s Education Association would like to see the emphasis turn from negative, political sniping to thoughtful and non-biased reflection of Pekin’s educational systems.

The 108 school board really needs to do more than just poll its members regarding the leak of Mark Sattazahn’s letter of resignation.  I was reading through the School Board Candidate Information form for Dean Bacon today, and I noticed that he is retired from the Pekin Police Department. Maybe we should ask Bacon his opinion on who would be a prime suspect in this matter. The field is rather narrow … only 12 people had access to the letter. It shouldn’t be that difficult to figure out.

Heh.