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The Editor's Log

Props to Guilford County Schools

For the past several years, on the first day of school in Guilford County, we had to jump through hoops to get access to school property to report what was going on. School principals would tell us that we had to work through the public relations department in the central office. The central office often judged us "a distraction" and wouldn't let us on a campus. (Oddly, based on the video of kids, parents and teachers that we saw on the local TV news, this ruling seemed to apply only to print reporters.)

In any case, that attitude limited our ability to report to you what was happening on Day 1 for the 70,000 or so Guilford public school students.

That was then.

A new superintendent, a new administration and a new policy. We wanted to visit the most controversial site -- Oak Ridge -- and the school system didn't bat an eye. Administrators told us to go where we wanted and to do what we needed to do. No roadblocks. And this is a system that has dealt with sensitive and contentious issues with Oak Ridge and the recruiting of athletes, issues we've covered closely.

Refreshing change. Credit where credit is due.