The bill for an educational accountability panel within the office of the state auditor was vetoed because it would have created another bureaucratic entity, expanding government and further confusing lines of accountability. New schools Superintendent Paul LeMahieu has expertise in this field, and deserves the opportunity to direct the improvements. Last year, the cure-all for youth problems was the Philadelphia Volunteer Summit. The real problem, however, isn't drugs. It's the need for the drugs in the first place.
Parents come in all shapes, sizes and shades.
Some don't have any idea where their children are, because they don't even know where they are. Some are too busy working to make money and have things. Some are immigrants who have difficulty even talking to their kids. Clearly, there are parents who are incompetent to be parents. To plead for them to become responsible is to spit in the wind.