Ed, my son’s algebra teacher at Trenton High has missed well over 50 days of school. He comes to school maybe twice a week. I have met with the principal regarding this matter and went to the dentral office. However, no one has gotten rid of him. My son has always done well in school, especially in math, but now he constantly gets an F. I am totally confused about this because the teacher is never there, so how can he fail any student? To make matters worse, he gave him a test one day when he returned to work! Am I the only person who sees this as a critical issue? If my son missed 50 days of school they would retain him! I am an extremely involved parent when it comes to my children, although I believe this is happening because Trenton believes “we” don’t care about our children and their education.” If this article does not prompt some change, I will be forced to contact the Department of Education and a major television network to investigate the horrible level of services to our inner-city kids. I am certain that Princeton, Hamilton, Ewing, Lawrence taxpayers would not sit back and allow their kids to be mistreated. Tony Mack, Doug Palmer, Rev. Armstrong, Annette Lartigue, where are your voices? How can you support my child and the other children at Trenton Central High School?

Angry Parent

I assume this teacher has some type of medical or personal problem, but it sounds like it’s time to find him/her a permanent substitute, at least for the remainder of the year. —Ed. Note