SCHOOL DAZE
You’ve heard about Indianapolis Public Schools letting kids out early because of the heat. Now while I could break into my story of “when I was their age…” but I won’t. I have no desire to see kids swelter in unsavory conditions in 100+ degree temperatures, but I really think a lot of this could be avoided if Indiana schools started after Labor Day and went through the first week of June.
This would make everyone’s lives a lot easier. You wouldn’t have to worry about too many uncomfortable days of extreme heat and you would save on air conditioning because you wouldn’t need it. Everyone I speak with has told me schools start earlier to adjust for the I-STEP exam that’s given in the fall. Moving the test to the spring would make a lot more sense.
This whole issue of schools and start dates continues to show what is wrong with public education and why the whole system needs to scrapped and started over from scratch.
