As a retired educator, I have concern with two recent actions taken by the Kennewick School Board. First, "Talk about throwing the baby out with the bath!" The Kennewick School Board really did it when they restricted access to all nonacademic clubs such as Key Club, Honor Society and Gay-Straight Alliance. Was this drastic action taken because of a homophobic board member or two? The recent flub about books by the board in Richland and now this sort of makes one wonder if local control is really a good thing.

Then, to add insult to injury, the board appointed the least qualified candidate to fill Wendy London's vacant position. Both Jan Fraley and Uby Creek have been attending board meetings for years. Had one of them been appointed, they would have been up to speed on board procedures and issues from the outset.

Louise Gustafson, Kennewick