Honor roll in Needham scotched for "Straight A's Give Me Cooties" board

Margery Eagan of the Herald fleshes out the rich white suburban high school angst over straight A's.

Anyone notice a connection here?

1. Rich white kids from the suburbs protest against MCAS.
Must take time out from those intense discussions about white guilt, ahem, social justice.
2. Rich white kids from the suburbs have private tutors, ranging from academics to sports.
How else do you get 2400 on the SATs? Actually buy a $20 book and study?
3. Rich white kids from the suburbs get free four year scholarships to Ivy League schools.
Probably where tenured jealous professors can mold the minds with even more white guilt.
4. Rich white parents live their lives through their rich white kids.
Thus making the children play date and activity group addicted, too tired to function properly, and robbing them of their childhood.

A quick tour through a Boston Public school system, where poor and middle class kids of all colors don't have those luxuries the rich white kids do, may bring back enthusiasm for that honor roll after all.

THE BILL PIDTO MEMORIAL "DEVELOPING SITUATION" UPDATE: It seems the principal of Needham High School has gotten a lot of press phone calls and a jab or two from El Rushbo and Jay Leno.

Principal Paul Richards removed the honor roll to reduce stress, thanks to the call of one parent. "Oh, please don't put my son's/daughter's name on the honor roll...they'll never live it down in their eighth weekend activity!" But we bet there are plenty of kids who would love to be recognized, especially those who failed in the past and were told they'd amount to nothing, and can proudly give a one finger editorial to their critics.