Dear editor:

It is appalling that the governing body of the Warren County School District was a party to our district's disgraceful public display of disrespect for the office of President of the United States.

Irrespective of our political preferences, we as a community and a school district should have afforded our students every opportunity to listen to our President encourage them to do their best to be successful in their educational pursuits.

As educational leaders our school board and school district administration have successfully and poignantly taught. They've taught disrespect; they've taught provincialism in its worst form; they've taught intolerance; and they've taught a most virulent discrimination.

Members of the Board of Directors of the Warren County School District and Central Office Administration cannot make decisions without the best interests of our students as their first and primary consideration. It is crystal clear to me that this decision was made with much baser interests in mind.

Michael J. Fadale

Clarendon