First, an attorney for a New York school district is videotaped cursing at parents after a meeting (see The School District’s Attorney Cursing At Parents In Parking Lot Probably Won’t Make Them Feel Welcome).

Now, today, here in Sacramento, our School District’s attorney told a judge that a lawsuit parents were bringing against recent school closures  in low-income communities was “silly.”

Parents who are volunteering their time to do what they believe is in the best interests of their children and the children of others are deserving of respect from everyone — whether you agree or disagree with what they are doing. And when I say “everyone,” that includes attorneys who I suspect I being quite well-paid….