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August 14, 2007
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Happy Posting - Judy
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Posted by judy at August 14, 2007 08:57 PM
Comments
DA - I'm all for keeping the kids out of school until closer to or after labor day, they go back way too soon and in the dead of the hottest month of the year. I say get out the first week of june, and go back right around labor day.
DebraP - I haven't either heard of any problems in sumner schools with A/C but what about the kids riding these school busses for 1 hour in this heat with no A/C!
Posted by: Judy at August 23, 2007 02:21 PM
I've heard that there is a "grass roots" movement starting up to keep the kids out of school until Labor Day, like it was "in the old days." The problem is, they would be in school until the first or second week of June, and the weather can be horrible then, too. Some states have remedied this by adding 15-20 minutes to each school day, which satisfies state requirements for time in school. What do you think?
Posted by: DA at August 23, 2007 01:21 PM
I would like to know why they didn't know that the air conditioners did NOT work until after school started. Where was their preventive maintenance?? All schools should be given a complete check-up BEFORE the school year starts.
I have not heard of any air problems in the Sumner County system.
Posted by: DebraP at August 23, 2007 10:36 AM
It is HOT!! Have Sumner County schools been having the air conditioning problems that Metro has had?
Posted by: MDL at August 22, 2007 06:10 PM
Hey, bloggers!
Is it just to hot to think, or is everyone on vacation?
What do you think about the 1/2 days in Metro schools during this heat wave? Should Sumner County be doing the same? What do you know about the kids' (and drivers') experiences during the past couple of weeks?
Posted by: DA at August 22, 2007 12:33 PM