Tourism dollars shouldn’t dictate when we start school

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Trent Knuckles is publisher of The News Journal.
Trent Knuckles is publisher of The News Journal.

Should our local school calendars be influenced by Kentucky’s tourism industry?

There’s a bill circulating right now in Frankfort to do just that. Essentially, it forbids the state’s school districts from starting the school year any earlier than the Monday closest to Aug. 26. Waivers could be obtained for districts traditionally impacted by weather or other factors.

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