... just the usual back to school discussions.
Although, I have to admit that "usual" is a relative term, as we've come a long way since the days of heading off to the local Hills department store for the best deals on clothing -- and, if you were lucky, different colored duotang folders. Plus here in the SoFlo, it's no longer about waiting until after Labor Day for youngsters to have to recalibrate toward being studious again, because the local elementary school that I see on my daily walk has a sign out front that says kids are coming back on August 15th -- in just two weeks. (Note to self: prepare to monitor the front lawn for the purpose of yelling at children to get off of it, as is required of a man of my age.)
Nowadays, it's about scheduling your shopping for whenever the state tax holiday is happening (this upcoming weekend, for us Floridians), previewing what new policies are in place now that schools are being "hardened" (i.e. turned into mini prisons where students get locked in safely and securely in an attempt to minimize the risk of being shot dead somewhere between 'riting and 'rithmetic), and fighting over where to store "the long gun" (i.e. the killing machine) that the "school resource officer" (i.e. the designated killer-killer) now gets to store on campus OR in his (or her?) car -- the options in the aforementioned argument actually happening in a local government nearby with regards to an elementary school.
Like I said -- just the "usual" back to school conversations (and by that, I mean "usual" for the modern era).
WOO HOO! NO SALES TAX THIS WEEKEND!!:
http://floridarevenue.com/backtoschool/Pages/default.aspx
IT'S TIME FOR SOME "HARDENING" OF SOME SCHOOLS!!:
https://www.news4jax.com/news/what-exactly-does-hardening-schools-mean
WHERE GOES THE "LONG GUN" ... MODERN BACK TO SCHOOL PLANNING!!:
https://southfloridagaynews.com/Local/commissioners-discuss-gun-safe-at-wilton-elementary.html
