Christian school claims serious criticism is "devil's work"

In Texas, America, a christian school has recently come under severe criticism after it expelled a student based on his MySpace personal web-page.

Were the only criticism to do with the expelling, that might have been the end of the story; however; the further allegations that have been raised are most disturbing. Multiple teachers have claimed that they were forced to change failing grades to passes, and both parents and students have accused the school of ongoing preferential treatment of particular students.

Apparently not willing to directly deal with the accusations of grade fixing, the principal of the school has come out fighting on an entirely different front, saying that the accusations are the work of the 'devil' (a fictional character in the mythology of various religions).

These criticisms are not coming from third parties with a vested interest in seeing a competing or religious private school closed; these are coming as sworn statements from teachers, parents and students.

Religion should not be used as an excuse to avoid dealing with serious accusations. (Even the catholic sect has recently learned this.)

If these allegations prove to be true, then the school may be guilty of violating some of the most serious responsibilities of a teaching organisation, namely, to ensure that people leave with the best skills they have been able to learn, and their grades are honest. To fight such allegations with trite responses is immoral.

References:

• Houston Chronicle: "Allegations plague Texas Christian School"