Caught Napping

We recently ran an editorial piece forwarded to us by a subscriber to The Record. It purported to be an address to the staff and students of a Colorado high school by its new principal Dennis Plager. We ran the piece without vetting it, and now we must tell you the real story behind it.

Another reader of The Record checked the www.snopes.com website and found that the article in question had indeed taken on a life of its own. According to snopes.com, Dennis Plager is a radio talkshow host in southern California. His "address" represents his attempt to convey what he would say to a school group...