Category Archives: Caledonia Community Schools

Two betrayals of Caledonia students, teachers, residents

The president of the Caledonia Community Schools Board of Education, Tim Morris, has served for years, and he has done some genuine good. At some level he has meant well. But he has recently shown himself to be an untrusting and untrustworthy trustee. To keep things simple, my own comments below point to two recentContinue reading “Two betrayals of Caledonia students, teachers, residents”

About the Lowell lawsuit: an open letter to the Caledonia school board

The defamation lawsuit filed by a Lowell Schools librarian recalls false statements against books and teachers in Caledonia.

Clarifying the issues in the Caledonia anti-masking and Kallman proposals

Dear trustees of Caledonia Community Schools, I have seen some of the replies that board president Tim Morris is sending to some who have written to the board expressing opposition to the masking policy and the “constitutional law firm” proposal. Those replies are useful for clarifying several points. The district’s responsibility to students is toContinue reading “Clarifying the issues in the Caledonia anti-masking and Kallman proposals”

A social-media post raises ethical questions for the Caledonia school board

This three-minute comment, given in the March 17, 2025, meeting of the Board of Education of Caledonia Community Schools, is a follow-up to “How not to prepare for the next epidemic.” The board chair is Tim Morris, who in the last several years has become a political ally or operative of State Representative Angela Rigas,Continue reading “A social-media post raises ethical questions for the Caledonia school board”

How not to prepare for the next epidemic: an open letter to the Board of Education of Caledonia Community Schools

A letter urging the Board of Education of Caledonia Community Schools not to adopt an unwise and possibly illegal policy and waste our money lawyering up to defend it.

2024 election wrap-up: Caledonia (MI) Community Schools

My wrap-up on the 2024 school-board election, starting from a small note from Florida with a big tie-in to Caledonia. It’s all about this question: should school-board elections be partisan or nonpartisan? Education won a small victory in Florida, where education very much needs some victories: voters rejected an initiative to make school board electionsContinue reading “2024 election wrap-up: Caledonia (MI) Community Schools”

Always Running: sex, integrity, and Caledonia Community Schools

An unusual little speech by State Representative Angela Rigas in a recent school board meeting in Caledonia, MI, raises questions about the purpose of books in high school and about the importance of integrity in public leaders.

The Threat Angela Rigas Poses to Caledonia Community Schools

A guest post exposing the legal/financial risk voters would take by giving Angela Rigas allies a majority on the board of the Caledonia Community Schools district.

Again with “parental rights”: the return of a dog whistle

Here we go again. Campaign by dog whistle. How much did it cost Jessica Kohn to spam her little campaign plug into my iMessages account? And who paid for it? But she sent it to me, and I will respond. The first sentence of the message in the screenshot carries all the weight: Jessica KohnContinue reading “Again with “parental rights”: the return of a dog whistle”