Here in Stuart, not to mention the rest of Florida, the school year begins this Monday. Now THAT is damn early. Not surprisingly, there were a lot of kids at Stuart Beach yesterday afternoon, enjoying their last few days of freedom. Back when I attended Fort Dearborn Grammar School in Chicago's South Side Brainerd neighborhood, school didn't begin until the day after Labor Day in September, as God intended. But even Chicago Public Schools are starting in August these days. I have no idea why they are doing it this way. It is still the middle of summer. Vacation time. It was depressing enough having to go back to school in September. I can't imagine having to return mid-summer, especially here in Stuart, when every day is a beach day for these kids. I have said it before, and I say it again - these young people need to go on strike until they get this ridiculous schedule changed. Either that or demand classes be held at the beach. That might work.
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