Student Abuser: MCCCD Board Member Jerry Walker

The East Valley Tribune paints MCCCD Governing Board Member Jerry D. Walker as an unprofessional, out-of-control, political ideologue who will go so far as to publicly ridicule students he's supposed to be working on behalf of with whom he doesn't agree. The story, titled "Views of MCCCD students, official clash" is a ringing indictment of a guy whose goal cannot be the expansion of education opportunities for students of the Maricopa County Community College District, but the political indoctrination based on fear and control.

Walker comes across as the type of conservative who finds bogey men and conspiracies at every turn. He referred to the Student Public Policy Forum trips as "a liberal conspiracy" with "socialist" objectives. Surprisingly, he actually convinced Board President Colleen Clark that it was some form of commie plot and she actually ran on eliminating the program in her 2006 election campaign (scary thought). Once she got there, however, Clark saw for herself that it wasn't a conspiracy at all, in fact she now supports the program.

“The understanding in public policy and advocacy that it provides students, the research and training and verbal presentation, I think all of that is positive.”

MCCCS Board President Colleen Clark

Walker is just the kind of guy we DON'T need. Worse yet, according to the story, this joker is a wannabe Baptist Minister. Now what type of Baptist minister spoke "with the male students in his assigned group, telling mildly raunchy jokes?" What type of minister brings a student to tears by "verbally attacking" her and chasing her down the hall, forcing her to retreat to the restroom to get away from him? Doesn't sound like there's a whole lot of Holy Spirit running through his veins now does it?

Let's hope the MCCCD board seriously punishes Walker for his actions and let's hope someone with a little more compassion and desire to improve education steps up and runs against this crazy S.O.B. in 2010. He deserves to lose.