Re: Atlanta Journal today

[William Cala <wcala@ROCHESTER.RR.COM>]

Thanks Rick, so much.  Deserving of much of the credit for the special
education work is a ball of fire, tireless woman from Penfield, NY. She is
the core and heart of this recent victory.  Glenda Bondy is another of my
heroes.

Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Parkany" <rparkany@BORG.COM>
To: <ARN-L@listsrva.CUA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: Atlanta Journal today


> Bill:   wonderful tribute from such a kind hearted soul, you...please,
though, accept
> that we would all be heroes in this struggle, if only we act when we hear
*The
> Call...*.
>
> And such you have, many of us have, and do, and will do more. Moral action
many times
> requires extreme self-sacrifice, but often only a wink or a nod at the
right
> moment...were we all to be martyrs, wherefore the cause?
>
> I remember the Slogan at the Barricades: *They can't arrest us
all!*--well: they DID!
> and into the maws of due process did we expend our last cent and effort in
resisting
> the Cambodian Invasion, in my youth, away to Federal Court our cause
faded--many of
> our careers forever tatooed with *Resister* and *Agitator*...
>
> Again! no small thing YOU did, Bill! pressing the issue for reinstituting
variances
> here in NYS such that the Comish has relented for our IEP diplomas. The
first *crack
> in the wall* deserves a wedge in your honor be struck soon into it!
>
> ;-} rap.
>
> > William Cala wrote:
> >
> > These three letters made the AJC today.
> >
> ...SNIP...
> > I could have done exactly what James Hope did instead of remaining
silent. I did
> > not have the courage. James Hope is the one who did the right thing, not
I. I will
> > have to live with my decision, James' conscience is clear. He is my
hero.
> > WILLIAM C. CALA
> > Superintendent,Fairport Central Schools
> > Fairport, N.Y.
>
> --
> "Dein Wachstum sei feste und lache vor Lust!
> Deines Herzens Trefflichkeit
> Hat dir selbst das Feld bereit',
> Auf dem du bluehen musst." JS Bach: Bauern Kantata
> Richard A. Parkany: SUNY@Albany
> Prometheus Educational Services
> http://www.borg.com/~rparkany/
> Upper Hudson & Mohawk Valleys; New York State, USA
>
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