Dear Mr. Dad: School just started this week and already, our 10-year old son’s backpack is so heavy he can hardly lift it. I see a lot of other kids with wheely packs—should we get one for him? A: Overloaded backpacks are responsible for an increasing amount of pain, injuries, and emergency room visits. National…
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Reblog: What the Hell? Witholding a High-School Diploma for “Cursing”?
Maybe my stint in the Marine Corps has warped my perspective on what constitutes bad language. But I found the story of an Oklahoma high-school valedictorian whose diploma was withheld by the school principal because the girl “cursed” absolutely outrageous. Kaitlin Nootbaar, 18, was giving a speech to the Prague, OK, high school class of…
a new school year – for David too
well, after being largely awake the last two and a half days, the kids start school today. Even David. Yesterday we got a call from the Superintendent indicating that if we got all of the paperwork in, David could start the day school program at the residential facility that we applied to for long term…