HONEYFORD HATERS
WHEN he originally wrote his criticisms of his city's multi-racial education policy, Mr Ray Honeyford, the headmaster of Drum- mond Middle School, Bradford, may not have been judicious. It is possible that the governors and the education committee had reason to be annoyed that he criticised his employers and their policies in public. But that is now passed. The governors have decided that Mr Honeyford should keep his job, and although the education committee would be within its rights to appeal against the High Court decision that the governors should be the ultimate arbi- ters of whether a head stays or goes, anyone who cares for the peace and order Without which no child can get a proper education should now let the matter rest. This does not satisfy the `Parents' Action Committee', led by Miss Jenny Wood- Ward, who is not the parent of a pupil. The committee invites pupils to `Hate Your Headmaster' and supply it with jokes against Mr Honeyford. As so often, those Who oppose 'racism' most fervently and claim to work for racial harmony are those most eager to stir up racial hatred and tension. Whether Mr Honeyford was right in the first place or not, it has now become extremely important that he be supported — by parents, colleagues, unions and public authorities. The alternative is to bow to the leaders of a mob who wish to impose their attitudes without the slightest thought for the good of the school or the children who are taught there.
`If we joined up we might get our jobs back.'
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