Game for learning? Not Monday morning in the Pittsburgh schools

From the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE:

Steeler Nation, as we all know, is no nanny state. So why do Pittsburgh Public Schools students need a two-hour delay the morning after the Super Bowl?

The reason, the district said, is “for the safety of our students.”…

While some Pittsburghers have been known to celebrate a Super Bowl victory with excessive gusto, it’s easier to imagine their recklessness in public between midnight and 2 a.m. than at 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. We can’t help but wonder if the real reason for canceling the first two hours of class Monday is to give adults — parents, teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria staff, etc. — more time to get on their game face for work. If so, for shame…

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