only in san francisco
The Board of Education is expected to approve the school district’s calendar for the 2005-06 academic year tonight — but not before a spirited debate among parents over when classes should begin.
There have long been arguments among parents over whether school should start before or after Labor Day, with the former winning out the past several years.
This year, however, brings a new wrinkle — the 20th anniversary of the Burning Man art festival in the wastelands of Nevada is scheduled for Aug. 29- Sept. 5. In an only-in-San Francisco argument, several parents are demanding that school start Sept. 6 so their children can attend the event.
Why is it that the Burning Man corporation hasn’t moved the event a week or two earlier yet? That certainly would be easier than rescheduling school years all over the northern hemisphere.
School vs. Burning Man
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/08/BAGL8B7L411.DTL
By the same logic, shouldn’t we initiate a holiday in January for SFUSD so kids can attend Macworld with their parents?
Attendance at Macworld was about 40K, as compared with only 35K at BM.
This is why home-schooled kids have all the advantages…
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So apparently the San Francisco school board held some public meetings to decide on the start of the new school year. Before Labor Day? After Labor Day? Decisions, decisions, decisions. Everyone was pretty much in agreeance over starting school the wee…
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So apparently the San Francisco school board held some public meetings to decide on the start of the new school year. Before Labor Day? After Labor Day? Decisions, decisions, decisions. Everyone was pretty much in agreeance over starting school the wee…
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Burning For School
So apparently the San Francisco school board held some public meetings to decide on the start of the new school year. Before Labor Day? After Labor Day? Decisions, decisions, decisions. Everyone was pretty much in agreeance agr…