Unbelievable!

From the N&O WakeEd blog today:

"By a 5-3 vote Tuesday, the school board adopted the 2008-09 calendar for year-round schools. The split vote was due to the recommendation that school be held on Memorial Day.

“At a time when this country is at war, I can’t get over having school on Memorial Day,” said board member Carol Parker.

Board member Ron Margiotta asked for alternatives to Memorial Day."  Horace Tart cast the other dissenting vote. Read the entire posting here.