She is determined in and devoted to her work. While she tried to retire last summer, she came back to the school when her replacement did not work out. There is also ZERO toleration for truancy. Lydia Harris believes in solid core curriculum, minimal bureaucracy, and a disciplined and structured environment for the children. They know, in advance, what is expected of them and their children.
Uniforms are in place, of course.
It almost goes without saying that most parents DO attend the monthly PTU meetings. This charge rings hollow at St. Adalbert. Lydia Harris takes in the crack babies, kids with D's and F's at other schools, students with known behavioral problems, and other students the public-funded school system has failed. But there is more. The rest are employed.