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Thread #77515   Message #1384561
Posted By: Rapparee
21-Jan-05 - 03:01 PM
Thread Name: BS: Weird news & true stories
Subject: RE: BS: Weird news & true stories
And then there's this. I wish I had thought of it when I was in high school. (I'm sure that you can find the entire story on the web; this is snipped from it.)

Wis. Student Sues to End Summer Homework

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A student whose vacation plans were spoiled has sued to end summer homework in Wisconsin, claiming it creates an unfair workload and unnecessary stress.

Peer Larson, 17, had lined up a dream camp counselor job last June, but honors pre-calculus homework turned his summer into a headache.

"It didn't completely ruin my summer, but it did give me a lot of undue stress both at home and at work," the high school junior said Thursday. "I just didn't have the energy or the time for it."

Larson and his father sued in Milwaukee County Circuit Court seeking the end of summer homework across the state. They argue that homework shouldn't be required after the required 180-day school year is over.