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My response to the walkout of March 14, 2018-- I believe and support all students! In all sincerity, it had not been for my therapy, I would not have known that my job opportunity, for several years (at a local, public school in my hometown), was actually a fake public-school job relationship. -Sherlene

Most public schools have now upgraded their cafeteria's meal-buying system.  In many schools, students who do not have adequate funding on their meal-account card go hungry. Meanwhile, bus students complain about arriving too late to eat breakfast at their given school. Bus students believe that it's unfair that their peers, who walk to school, are able to purchase a school breakfast. If students arrive late, to their morning classroom, they often are marked as "absent" or "tardy". Suggestion: If necessary, contact your school's principal, morning teacher, and/or cafeteria manager to make arrangements. You may be referred to speak to your child's guidance counselor, if an ongoing challenge with your child's bus route or financial situation. Along with "How was you day?", add to the conversation by asking your child(ren) what items they chose from their school's cafeteria's menu.

Parents or Guardian, how many of you would like your child(ren)'s public-school district to begin a new school year "after" Labor Day?  There are many reasons why such a school district approach may not be so bad after all: More vacation time for school staff (who may not have worked during the summer months), children, and the short decrease of school building wear and tear (summer cooling equipment or none at all); More opportunities for school-age children to participate with external school projects and activities; and, The lack of disruption of having to take a mini vacation from new teachers, after the first few days of a  new academic year. Better yet, another question, would you rather have year-round public school buildings within your local community? This would require more frequent calendar vacations, perhaps every month. Traditional school vacations would be shortened to accommodate. Teachers would be required to work such calendar scheduling. I wo...