The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, February 5, 1995               TAG: 9502030004
SECTION: COMMENTARY               PAGE: J4   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

RUINING SCHOOLS

I no longer find Gov. George Allen's actions amusing. His marplotry education proposals will ruin our schools.

I no longer believe G. B. Shaw's words, ``Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.'' The schoolchildren of this commonwealth do not deserve Mr. Allen.

JOE CYRUS PHIBBS

Chesapeake, Jan. 26, 1995 by CNB