AUGUST 15 OR JUNE 15?

My great niece, Brittany, and yes, I'm old enough to have six of them, plus three great nephews, but hey, it's not my fault. I was just born at an early age.

Anyway(s), BQ will start her senior year at MTVTHS on August 15. Are you serious? Who is that Superintendent now? Oh, yeah, Terry Milt, a friend of mine. So I can't blame him. I know it's that mean school board with other friends on it like Greg Backes and Dan Hoffman. No, I can't blame them. I know it's the State Board of Education (what the heck do they do anyway(s)?) and the chicago governor baloneygavitch.

Now I think I'm getting somewhere. I know one thing. Actually two. School should not be year around and it shouldn't start that early.

Summer is too vital for having jobs, and having fun, and being with family, It should be treasured. Relished. Re-lived by others when they're old enough to have great nephews and nieces.

School in the East and West ends in the middle of June. I don't like that either, but it makes more sense since not all classrooms are air conditioned, and it's a whole lot cooler in June than August.

Let somebody know that Labor Day to Memorial Day is long enough. Who cares about number of days? If you want a vacation at Spring Break, take it. You don't need a Fall one, and you don't need snow days (Remember the Act of God days that you don't have to make up--go for it). If you're taking off a day for every minority, then just lump them all together. And put them in October--a beautiful time of year. October 15 will be Lincoln, Washington, King, Chavez, Geronimo, Pulaski, etc. Day. You celebrate whom you want and you get a day off.

It's simply not rocket science, as they say. But whatever happens, keep the politicians and agencies and departments out of it. It's simply too easy for them to figure out.