[mmichaels1970]

“We can’t assume because it’s an urban district — inner-city — that things like this can be swept over," he told the CBS affiliate. "If it were a suburban neighborhood, parents would be outraged."

No they wouldn't. They'd laugh.

School officials told NJ.com that the lettering "was placed by a custodian and the sign was near an entrance not normally used by staff." It was later corrected.

I'm all for "the buck stops here", but a demotion because of a custodian's ineptitude at sign-spelling is a bit much. Did they fire the custodian? Wouldn't be surprised if the custodian had a learning disability.

The best course of action here, IMHO, would have been to laugh about it and "sentence" the principal to change the sign everyday herself. Maybe with a new spelling "word of the day" or something.

[chajin]

"If it were a suburban neighborhood, parents would be outraged."
No they wouldn't. They'd laugh.

They would assume it was a prank or a joke, because they would assume that the school administration was, at base, literate. The sad thing is that such a sign on an inner-city school is not assumed to be a prank or a joke, because an assumption of literacy cannot be made.

[Homer1]

she’s in charge, it’s her responsibility. If was up for a day, it could be excused, but a week?