School holiday for eclipse puzzling
Not that this is a true oxymoron, but I find it quite laughable.
Monday’s Rants & Raves covered responses concerning the Beaufort County Board of Education’s plan to use Saturdays as inclement-weather makeup days. Yet on the same day, they closed schools so students could look at the solar eclipse.
How long would it take for these students to experience the eclipse and return to their classes, much like a fire drill? Closing these schools for the entire day was ridiculous to say the least.
Diane Foglia LaFleur
Bluffton
This story was originally published August 24, 2017 at 2:17 PM with the headline "School holiday for eclipse puzzling."