The Choice Channel

“A recent book claims that the crisis in government school systems has been manufactured by the enemies of public education. Authors David C. Berliner and Bruce J. Biddle think the widespread concern about what goes on in the schools is based on myth. Judge for yourself. At a school in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, 50 girls were compelled to submit to genital examinations against their will and without the knowledge of their parents. When the girls tried to leave the room, a nurse block their way. When one demanded to be allowed to call her mother, she was refused. In response to parents’ complaints, the school district said that no rule was violated. The local police said the examinations broke no law.” (05/96)