Letter: Touron puts himself out there

Editor, Daily News:

Unlike Efrain Diaz, I do not know Immokalee High School principal Manny Touron personally but could not agree more with the comments in Diaz's letter of June 15. It is totally wrong to try to destroy someone's character without knowing anything about them and over what appears to have been a genuine mistake, one which I believe would be difficult for any of us to avoid making.

What exactly are officials who are given fake IDs supposed to do to check their veracity? And having seen a photo of one of the over-age students, I defy anyone to guess his true age.

I once saw Touron singing at a street fair on Fifth Avenue South in Naples in order to help raise funds for one of his school's sports teams. I was amazed to learn that the gentleman giving us some great Latin music was in fact the principal of Immokalee High School. (I certainly can't imagine my former school principal doing something like that!)

I believe that someone who could put himself "out there" in this manner is undoubtedly a man who cares deeply about his school and his students. I am sure he feels both embarrassed and ashamed over his error of judgment and the penalties his school has suffered as a result.

I hope that people will now let the matter drop, and leave Touron to continue the good work he is doing at Immokalee High School.

Elaine Osbond , Naples