In this article, the author features Multi-Cultural Academy Charter School in Philadelphia, the only Philadelphia's charter high school that meets the adequate yearly progress testing benchmarks in 2003 as established by No Child Left Behind, and describes how the academy's headmaster and founder, Vuong Thuy, confronted criticisms from the district's CEO, Paul Vallas, for enforcing strict rules and discipline in the school. Despite its name, however, Multi-Cultural does not adhere to a painstakingly politically correct curriculum but to the academy's guiding principle, that is, discipline. However, the 51-year-old Vallas, like some of the Multi-Cultural parents, feels that Thuy has gone too far in imposing the school policies at his school and their execution has caused controversy, that ultimately prompts district officials to get involved. Thuy explains that their discipline is not stricter than other schools. The difference is, they enforce the rules strictly, while public schools do not.