Frisco has a lot of residents who moved north to the hinterlands from Dallas proper because of the great schools plus house-for-the-money.

And we certainly also do have our share of over-the-top residents for whom the personal recognition is more important than the actual volunteering. (If you’ve ever been in the PTA, you know what I’m talking about.)

So when I tell you about the Saga of the Bradfield Elementary Yearbook, please believe that it is not (solely) for the schadenfraude factor, but also a plea to North Dallas parents to reject this kind of neighborhood drama. It’s PTA politics taken to the extreme.

Here’s the story, which all comes to us courtesy of Park Cities People:

Bradfield Elementary is a school in Highland Park ISD. On May 4, their principal sent out an email to all parents regarding the 2009-2010 yearbook.

Soon after, an email surfaced that apparently was the catalyst for the whole mess—one sent by the PTA mom who had agreed to organize the yearbook, was upset about how she’d been treated, posted her version of the yearbook on the internet, and was now threatening to sue.

(Be sure not to miss all the comments on these posts, which is where the real treasure and drama lie)

Then, the lawyers got involved.

And so far, the whole mess has cost the elementary school over $11,000. In a matter of weeks. And it doesn’t appear to be over yet.

Yep, I said $11,000. And the amount of negative publicity on the school, the staff and the families at Bradfield can’t be measured. At this point, it ceases to be about whether Sue Ann Reeves was right or wrong, but whether dragging this out on a public stage and turning it into a public trainwreck was really the most honorable choice.

So, I am begging you, my CoCo and DeCo parents: do not let this be us. Please remember to take the high road, to think of the children. Please try to remember that sometimes, it’s more important to be good than to be right. Especially when kids are involved.

Because if Highland Park ends up on the national news over this, we should all take it as a lesson: “There but for the grace of God goes my own child’s school, and I vow to be a better community servant than that.”

[Disclaimer: Please note that when Tracy gets on a soapbox, it is one person's opinion and does not necessarily reflect the views of Frisco Savvy or its staff, commenters or advertisers.]