[Mama Bear]

The situation Mr Grimm is in is more important than bragging on the fancy new High School.

The kids who are successful don't need the attention because there is no cause for action.

Unfortunately there are some "Shawn Grimm" type kids in our area. There are also some success stories. If Diane Sawyer wants to do a show about the poor children of the mountains then she needs to at least offer some hope to them and show that there are things that we are doing in our area to improve the situation....including our "fancy new high school". Unless you are from Eastern Kentucky, I suppose it is hard to understand how unsettling it is that we are forever more being portrayed as the toothless, barefooted, drugged up hillbillies. Grimm's story is very compelling and it once again shows how important extracurricular activities like football, basketball, band, etc are. I think we would all agree that if Mr. Grimm hadn't been involved in football during high school, he probably wouldn't have graduated.