To the editor:

In the debate over school closings, I have heard people say, “I don’t want to close any schools, but closures must be considered if we want do what’s best for all children.” I wonder, though, just who is included in “all children” when the schools being considered for closure are the ones working to educate the most vulnerable children.

Citizens who have been as fortunate as I have need to stop asking the less fortunate to shoulder the lion’s share of every burden. It’s about time we start being the adults we claim to be and accept a larger sacrifice out of a concern for the children of citizens who are less fortunate than ourselves. No matter what decisions are made, I know my children will do just fine. I also know that I cannot be truly content in knowing this, while the less privileged children of my fellow citizens sacrifice the most.

Gregg Ventello,

Lawrence