We do have some holes in some of our teachers' backgrounds.

Grief is grief. It's always a little backwards when a young person dies, regardless of their age.

We don't teach to the test. We teach a lot more than that. We teach to our standards.

There's not enough teachers for every classroom that we have.

Parents and teachers have brought children back. We've been told this is the most ideal Halloween event -- a high-class, sophisticated haunted house in beautiful, elaborate surroundings. We don't have to put blood anywhere, because the house and the stories are interesting enough.

All teachers, district employees and parents and people working with children are invited and encouraged to attend.