To the Editor:
There is no doubt that more sleep is healthier. That is common sense. The real mental disorder is spending money that the school can't afford. Spending money to tell us this ground breaking news that more sleep is a good thing. When it is simply a cover up.
The funny thing is that they speak of science and facts yet have no facts that children will go to bed at the same time in order to benefit from the later start. None! This is hopes and wishes which don't come true, a liberal standard.
Most of the school board members are placing a smoke screen in front of the community to pretend they have done something positive in the last four years. There is an election coming up next year. They are covering up the fact that test scores are down and the Hispanic children are the biggest losers. Hispanics score the lowest in SOL tests in math, reading, writing, science and U.S. History. Hispanics have a high school drop out rate that is six times higher than average. This is wonderful Fairfax County! Wonderful it is not.
The lack of performance from the liberal "Class of 2011" school board members is an embarrassment. Placing "sleep" as an important issue in front of the community is really covering a nightmare future that is being placed upon the Hispanic community and the future of Fairfax County.
Fredy Burgos
2013 Candidate House of Delegates. District 41