It was out of character for him to do this. He just kept saying that he had a surprise for us tomorrow and, of course, I didn't know what kind of surprise he had.

We look at parents as partners. We're partners in working towards their kids' success. The last thing we want to do is to get in this adversarial relationship, but when you've exhausted every available option, there must be some bottom line, and there must be some point where you say you must obey the law.

By the state, by what the state would say, we could easily double or triple that, if we went after the most-chronic attendance problems.

The price increases are at levels that are catastrophic for most people. Everybody you talk to is saying that they have to cut down on other expenses just to put gasoline in their car or to pay their utility bills. And I can't predict that prices are going to go down. I wish I could.

She had a ball. Before she was limited by her mom saying, 'This one's going to work and this one isn't.' So, it's like (Katie) went shopping, and she gets to pick the different fabric for the garments.

It's been amazing. They are saying, 'Thank you.' It's only been positive.