To the publisher: These rules soften the sanctions for “voluntary distrust” depend on the hypothesis that colored students are less able to control themselves because of their minority status (“The law on state discipline keeps black and Latin children in class. Trump says it's illegal, “ May 1). This hypothesis is roughly racist on his face! It is a paternalistic insult to hold minorities at a lower level of public behavior than the rest of society. Would it be acceptable to more serious violations like crimes?
As a unconditional leftIeer, I insist that minorities are no less intrinsically capable of self -control than anyone, and should be held in the same societal standards as everyone – no stricter and more indulgent.
Harvey S. Frey, Santa Monica
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To the editor: California has largely put an end to the suspension rules that say that some say that black and Latin disproportinal students. Trump says it's illegal. I agree with Trump. When one or two unruly students from any ethnic group continuously disrupt the class and neither the director nor the teacher can do anything, chaos follows.
My question is as follows: if public education is utilitarian, then why allow a few KNUCKLEHEADS to replace the right of the majority of students to obtain a good education?
Mark Walker, YorbA Linda
