Once in a while "Left in Lowell" gets ir right

I must that it is rare that I agree with the bloggers over at Left in Lowell.
They are correct that Dr. Baehr has been maligned by elected officials in Lowell.
The good Doctor has been attacked for not hiring 100% of school principals from within the ranks of Lowell teachers. At least that is how I might interpret the demands since 70% of all promotions came from within the current Lowell employee base.
Only an idiot would expect that one could always find the best candidate for a position already working in Lowell.
As a taxpayer, I want to be sure that those doing the hiring are only hiring the most qualified. And that means opening the pool to all candidates, not just those working in Lowell.
I have plenty of issues with Lowell school policies, but Dr. Baehr is not personally responsible for the most ridiculous of them.
The policy that requires students to allow themselves to be beaten in order to avoid being suspended for "fighting" is probably the most dangerous to student safety. It is advocated by the same lunatics that think gun free zones are safe.