Day 4,589—Back to School—
Start time: 4:33 a.m. What an amazing respite! Sure, I have to go back to work today, but I made the most of my one day off yesterday, and I did a lot of things I haven’t had time to do recently. I am extremely disappointed about the School Board vote to close schools this week. I am not disappointed because schools are closing. I know closing schools is a necessary step, and I have known that for a long time. I am disappointed because district leaders are doing nothing to cut spending at the district level, which is still out of control. More importantly, the district has done very little to support teachers and staff who work directly with students, and that’s obviously wrong, so I wonder why this area isn’t getting more attention. I wrote the school board to address these concerns, but it wasn’t as focused or as timely as I had wanted. I know my words aren’t necessarily going to make a difference anyway, but I would have liked to give it a better sh...
