The San Diego Unified School District board was right to vote JROTC riflery off-campus several weeks ago and that vote should have been unanimous, not split 3-2.
In an unfortunate lapse of judgment and will, but as pure political gesture, this matter was reintroduced at last Tuesday’s board meeting and the vote flipped 3-2 the other way — keeping riflery through this academic year ostensibly so that students can participate in springtime riflery competitions.
The truth is that our school board should stick to its guns: guns don’t belong in our public schools, not even JROTC air rifles. The board could easily have called upon JROTC military leaders in this military town to arrange alternative military venues for such student competitions.
Frances O’Neill Zimmerman
La Jolla
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