This will not be one of my more well-received columns. I’m fairly certain I’ve never written this before, but here goes: I think the Norwich City School Board made the right decision.

Sure, I think they and the school bungled it a bit along the way, but I believe ultimately they were right in allowing this weekend’s leadership retreat to the Adirondacks.

Truthfully, I’ve gone back and forth on how I feel about this issue a dozen times this week – and that in itself is a rarity. Having been around the block a few times, I’m usually pretty clear in deciding who I believe is right and who I think is wrong in any given situation. Not so much this week, when we learned that an apparently rushed-through leadership program’s enrollment included one of the three vandals involved in last year’s desecration of the Norwich Jewish Center.

Outrageous! This kid shouldn’t be allowed to go on any weekend field trips! Like many people, that was my initial, gut reaction. Ultimately, I’ve concluded, my gut isn’t always right.