And therein lies the problem.

As the principal of Lake Washington High School, Robertson has joined the ranks of a sanitized society; the oh-so-nice, homogenized world of the politically correct.

I talked with him about why he decided to kill an afternoon theatrical production of "A Christmas Carol."

He says it was mostly because the students would have been charged admission, but then added that even if the play had been free, it would have raised the specter of religion in public schools.

What kind of feeble-minded explanation is that!?

I'll tell you: The PC kind.

Robertson's decision is just one more example of how lame things have become: School administrators afraid of their own shadows, intent on cranking out PC robots.

In turn, the newly inducted PC generation becomes afraid to say "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Hanukah" for fear of offending someone.

It's that level of PC paranoia that has led to the banning of a Dickens classic, by a seemingly nice guy who probably thinks he's doing the right thing.

God help us, everyone.

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