[Matthews described Huffman as a nice man who loved the law and loved lawyers.] Judge Huffman was kind of like the Horatio Alger story, ... He prided himself on his humble beginnings, and thanks to the military and public education, he was able to rise to the highest level of his profession. |
He never indicated to us that he was willing to teach the class. He is one of the few people in Southern California who are certified to teach the class, |
I'm not going to say at this point that they have answered all the questions of the court. I haven't had time to digest everything they have done. |
Instead of the kids starting to experiment at 13, if we can delay it a few years, the research indicates the kids have a much greater likelihood of not becoming abusers. |
It was the ingenious commercial. |
No one died, no one got p—-ed and left the band, no one got kicked out and was replaced — and their ability to rock the house is still going strong. |
The frustrating thing for me is there was a recognition by the Legislature that districts losing students needed some additional assistance, and they're going to get more money. But they're not providing additional funds to those districts gaining students and need it right now. It's an amazing dichotomy. |
We were able to prove that we're not a bunch of whining school folks. I'm gratified. |