A school board in Connecticut has voted to cancel the school's observance of Veterans Day next year.
No kidding.
The reasoning given by the eight members who voted for the measure is thus: If the children have the day off, they'll play and fritter the day away... however, by keeping them in school, the schools can educate the young minds about the history and efforts of veterans.
(There was one dissenting vote, but only due to concern about how not having a day off would affect union contracts.)
Yep, that's the reasoning. However, one opposing veteran raised a good point - can you imagine the outcry if they announced that the schools would be in session for MLK day so the teachers could talk about MLK?
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With the stuff we're hearing about that's going on in some schools...can you imagine what they will "teach" about history and the vets?
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