Grandma's House

How about this as a reminder of the bad old days?

Nine black children attending Red River Elementary School were directed last week to the back of the school bus by a white driver who designated the front seats for white children.

This was outrageous, to say the least. I don't blame the parents for being upset. In my opinion the bus driver should be fired, and steps taken to make sure someone with her attitude is never hired again. That should be the end of it. But it isn't.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People also is considering filing a formal charge with the U.S. Department of Justice. NAACP District Vice President James Panell, of Shreveport, said he would apprise Justice attorneys of the situation this week. He's considering asking for an investigation into the bus incident and other aspects of the school system's operations, including pupil-teacher ratio as it relates to the numbers of white and black children, along with a breakdown of the numbers of black and white teachers employed.

"If the smoke is there, then there's probably fire somewhere else," Panell said in a phone interview from New Orleans. "At this point, it is extremely alarming. We fought that battle 50 years ago, and we won. Why is this happening again?"

To me, this is way over-reacting to the situation. One racist idiot does not merit a Justice Department investigation. It looks like the NAACP is just trying to get some headlines here. Perhaps they're feeling forgotten and have to get their name out there in the limelight. But they should stay out of it. The families of the students involved and the school will work things out just fine without them, I'm sure.