State seal

My Lord, the Cancel Tradition zealots, a phalanx of the unconventional left, have outdone themselves. Their newest endeavor is wokeness on steroids. A committee dubbed the “Particular Fee Relative to the Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth” desires to vary the insignia of Massachusetts as a result of it purportedly offends Native People and pacifists. The Indian determine is simply too cartoonish and the flag’s motto “Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem” is simply too bellicose for many who are obsessive about erasing and altering American tradition and historical past.

These social justice warriors are bent on destroying the historical past of Massachusetts — and america–  and are doing it little by little. Assume Columbus Day, Cleveland Indians, Washington Redskins.

In case committee leaders Brian Boyles and Brittney Walley haven’t observed, there are almost 400 years of social evolution which have occurred within the Bay State. These radicals haven’t a clue concerning historic perspective and “the previous is prologue”: We’re who we have been.

Hey, Particular Fee, when you’re at it, why not change the title of our state.  In any case, “Massachusetts” is known as for an American Indian/Indigenous tribe who inhabited the Blue Hills south of Boston.

— Leo de Natale, Waltham

Boston Public Colleges

Till very lately, I used to be not sure if Boston Public Colleges have been so unhealthy that state receivership was mandatory however after studying a Joe Battenfeld column (“Hub Colleges want, however lack, decisive motion,” Boston Herald Might 17) maybe because the Pioneer Institute believes, some kind of receivership with “extra focused intervention” is required to deal with what it calls the “untenable decline” of the college system.

Between Might 12 to 19, I’ve seen seven information objects all pointing to a disaster throughout the complete system. Whereas the mayor is touting new funding by a $2 billion Inexperienced New Deal for use to improve infrastructure throughout all 132 faculty buildings, issues of safety proceed. A faculty trainer allegedly had boiling water thrown in her face by a scholar, college students at three colleges have been reportedly assaulted by different college students utilizing ChromeBooks as weapons.

The newest unhealthy information (“Cops: Scholar dad brings gun to a college combat,” Boston Herald, Might 19) jogs my memory of an outdated track, “The beat goes on.” Boston Police weren’t instantly known as on the time, in response to police.

No surprise there have been requires receivership. Colleges are imagined to be a protected studying surroundings. Mother and father can see what’s going on. I might moderately have the return of the Boston College Police who’re skilled particular cops with the ability of arrest. Within the present scenario unarmed safety guards simply received’t do. The reply is to not beef up the BPS Communications Workplace as town lately did. Actually?

I want I had extra religion that Metropolis Corridor knew what it’s doing. I feel the disconnect between the college system and oldsters have to be addressed.

The Boston Public Colleges was among the many finest faculty techniques within the nation however that was then, not now. Name me each drained and pissed off with faculty leaders who ought to know higher however haven’t proven that they know how one can repair something in our colleges. The proof is within the pudding.

— Sal Giarratani, East Boston