Naira Khachatrian

The Glendale mother appeared on local cable TV station Channel 26, much like a veteran news anchorwoman. In Armenian, she laid into the Glendale Unified School District: Teachers don't teach. Board members don't listen. School officials don't translate. "We are here because we care about our children and what is going on in our schools," she said, looking distinguished in her sparkly green earrings and matching scarf. A phone number flashed across the screen. "We are live. You can call."

The Glendale mother appeared on local cable TV station Channel 26, much like a veteran news anchorwoman. In Armenian, she laid into the Glendale Unified School District: Teachers don't teach. Board members don't listen. School officials don't translate. "We are here because we care about our children and what is going on in our schools," she said, looking distinguished in her sparkly green earrings and matching scarf. A phone number flashed across the screen. "We are live. You can call."

Re "Mother Fights Schools on Cable TV," Jan. 2: Fascinating! An immigrant mother exercises her free-speech rights and the school officials don't like it. Why am I not surprised? Reading between the lines, it's pretty clear that regardless of the job the Glendale school board does in educating the children, it does an abysmally lousy job of communicating with the parents. I guess it wouldn't be possible for the board to cough up $500 to $800 for a rebuttal. Or how about a letter to the parents explaining the policies and procedures?