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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 68613" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>One GOOD thing that may come out of the horrible heat wave we've been having here - they may have finally "seen the light" about starting the school year so darned early! It seems like it gets a little earlier every year. Now they're starting in mid-August and getting out the middle of May. It's usually very nice here in May but always BLAZING HOT in August. We've set records this year - well over two weeks with temps at or over 100! A lot of the schools have gone to mornings only (which causes havoc for working parents) and they'll have to make up the missed hours later in the year. They've had to cancel all outdoor athletics and PE classes, they've had kids getting sick in old school buildings with malfunctioning AC, kids passing out in buses that aren't air conditioned, even a few kids that have had to go to the ER for heat-related medical problems! To say nothing of the cost to try to cool these old buildings in 100+ degree heat! I don't know what the big push has been to start the school year earlier and earler!</p><p></p><p>The website for one of the TV stations has been running an informal on-line poll, and so far it's running 87%/13% in favor of waiting to start school until after Labor Day in the future! Well, duh!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 68613, member: 1883"] One GOOD thing that may come out of the horrible heat wave we've been having here - they may have finally "seen the light" about starting the school year so darned early! It seems like it gets a little earlier every year. Now they're starting in mid-August and getting out the middle of May. It's usually very nice here in May but always BLAZING HOT in August. We've set records this year - well over two weeks with temps at or over 100! A lot of the schools have gone to mornings only (which causes havoc for working parents) and they'll have to make up the missed hours later in the year. They've had to cancel all outdoor athletics and PE classes, they've had kids getting sick in old school buildings with malfunctioning AC, kids passing out in buses that aren't air conditioned, even a few kids that have had to go to the ER for heat-related medical problems! To say nothing of the cost to try to cool these old buildings in 100+ degree heat! I don't know what the big push has been to start the school year earlier and earler! The website for one of the TV stations has been running an informal on-line poll, and so far it's running 87%/13% in favor of waiting to start school until after Labor Day in the future! Well, duh! [/QUOTE]
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