JSTL EL is not needed to draw the checkbox as you have it.
Your scriptlet was not needed either.
All you did was build up a string in
Java and use a JSP expression to print it.
JSP is a templating language that was designed to prevent developers from having to build up strings in Java.
All you need to do is type it to the page:
[ February 18, 2008: Message edited by: Ben Souther ]