From the article: "The idea behind closing the meeting to the media — including bloggers — is to foster an atmosphere where parents and others can speak more openly and honestly, Caire said.

"This is about the parents first," he said. "Oftentimes we don't put them first. And we have to do that this time."

Let me get this straight. We have parents who do not put a very high priority on education to the point where they really don't care if their children succeed or even attend classes. And we are going to have a forum so they can tell us, who do care, how to make things better for their kids. Oh, and by the way, it's going to cost you too!
Enough.

Plessy v Ferguson's 1896 separate-but-equal doctrine was struck down 57 years ago. Separate is inherently unequal. Mr Caire should know that.