Complete Lack of Good Judgment

The quote of the week included in our district's staff newsletter was from Barry LePatner (a big-time lawyer in New York). He said, "Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment." I would add that experience and good judgment beget wisdom. I would like to think that the people who have stewardship over our children while they are in school would exercise at least good judgment when making decisions for our children. So imagine my dismay when I read in the above-mentioned newsletter that the other high school in our district will be doing Sweeney Todd for their fall production. Now I admit I have seen neither the Broadway production nor the movie. However, Google is a wonderful thing and I was able to read the Clif Note version of the Broadway production. I do not see how there could be enough editing done to make this appropriate for high school students. And why would the theater department pick a production that has this level of violence? Are there really no other plays out there that are able to convey the same moral "The quest for revenge is a poison that ultimately destroys the revenge-seeker.", but are able to do it without all of the violence? Oh and there is a fair amount of sexual suggestion/propositioning that goes on in the Broadway production. Are sexual propositions what we want to re-inforce in our high school population or the community in general? Am I out of touch? Should I be this disappointed and upset about the theater's department pick for their fall production? I guess they thought their small disclaimer that some content may not be suitable for younger children was sufficient enough to make-up for their complete lack of good judgment.