It’s been damn hot on the east coast this week. My kids were sent home from school early yesterday, because the teachers couldn’t deal. And my kids have air conditioned rooms! Please keep my kids, people.

Bloomberg refused to close New York City schools yesterday, despite the complaints of the teachers’ union Chief Whiner, Randi Weingarten. In his nasal monotone, he told New Yorkers that the kids needed to spend more time at their desks, not less.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg
said, "This is going to come as a very big surprise to you, but people
of my generation went to schools without air conditioners. … The
schools are being very careful to make sure that safety is maintained
in the classroom. They can open the windows; there’s a breeze."

A buddy in the city was in Central Park today, and she said that it appeared that the public schools just dumped the kids in the park for the day.

Does any work happen in schools in June?