The tension between Guilford County Board of Education member Amos Quick and Sheriff B.J. Barnes escalates after the sheriff’s office sends out a press release regarding three fights at Eastern Guilford High School that resulted in arrests.
Quick “questioned the timing of the sheriff’s news release when the debate about officers and Tasers in schools is under discussion.” However, fellow board member Garth Hebert, the topic of discussion earlier in the week between me and loyal commenter Kachina, defended Barnes, adding this is more than enough evidence that schools need SROs.
All I know is someone has to spread the word about what’s going on in schools. The GCS spinmeisters sure aren’t doing it, and the N&R sure wasn’t doing it. I fear now that the Rhino’s Paul Clark, who was doing a great job, is now too distracted by his duties covering High Point city government to keep on top of the education beat.
If my vote counts for anything, I say the Rhino scraps the HP beat. The Enterprise provides adequate coverage of the goings on in that town, which isn’t saying much, period.
