Dear Editor,
In response to the article “A Suggestion for Mr. Morton”, I am not quite sure how asking Mr. Fred Morton to give up a portion of his salary will be a gesture of solidarity. Mr. Morton has worked all his life and has earned several retirement compensations. The man served our country; he is entitled to every dollar he gets.
He worked for other Virginia school districts and VCU; he is entitled to every dollar he gets. Now he has another job, as the director of Maggie Walker Governor’s School.
Either he is an overachiever or a man who loves his job in education. I would think that the $100,000 plus salary he will receive when it comes down to hourly salary will certainly be adequate compensation for all the hours he works, and he will be working his tail off.
I for one am sick of people who think that people who work hard, and earn their dollars, do not deserve all their money they have worked hard to accrue. Mr. Fred Morton is our new director and we will foster a positive relationship with him among the MLWGS family, but not by asking him to relinquish some of his salary.
That is as absurd as asking each faculty member and student to bring in a part of their earnings for the year to make up for the deficit. We will survive these tough economic times.
Debbie Sawyer
A MLWGS parent
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