Discipline seems to be a problem in schools nationwide. But a deputy prosecutor singles out the Muncie Community School Corp.:
MUNCIE -- A dozen weeks after a student's report that she had been raped in a Central High School bathroom prompted police investigations -- both of the girl's claim and the response to it by Central administrators -- a Delaware County deputy prosecutor says he's been given a "good glimpse" into the Muncie Community School Corp.
"And I didn't necessarily like what I saw," said Eric Hoffman, who is weighing whether the failure by Central administrators to notify police immediately after the rape report warrants a grand jury probe.
In an e-mail exchange and interviews with The Star Press, Hoffman said that over the past 2-3 years, discipline in the school system has been "lacking or completely non-existent."
"A few examples include out-of-control and violent fights and students actually standing up and telling teachers to f--- off," the deputy prosecutor said. "What has significantly compounded this chaos is the unwritten policy or at least the desire by the administration to handle these matters in-house without the intervention and help from police officers," including those employed as school security guards.
If it's really that bad there, I don't see how schools can deliver on their basic mission, let alone provide anything even resembling a quality education. I know we've had a problem or two in Fort Wayne, but Muncie seems to make us look outstanding by comparison.
