THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, August 17, 1995 TAG: 9508170002
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A14 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 26 lines
The cost of education is one of government's most expensive programs. Funds could be saved by shortening the total length of high school by two years without compromising the quality of education.
Junior and Senior High could hold classes at 7:15 a.m. until 4 p.m with Physical Education until 4:30 p.m. Sixteen and 17-year-old students could continue on to college or a two-year trade school.
This will reduce unemployment and reduce crime since busy brains and bodies have little time for mischief.
Our children will have self-respect and the confidence they need to succeed in life because they are treated as adults.
RICHARD ALFELOR
Virginia Beach, July 17, 1995 by CNB