school board has nothing to do with it. the teachers are lazy, the parents expect the teachers to do everything, kids are lazy and disrespectful. I was a teacher in alton in the eighties, it was a joke. I quit, couldnt take it anymore. I had a german kid who came over, he was in the 10th grade, he laughed at our ciriculum, he said he had that crap in the 3rd grade. oh, forgot, they went to school year round. No wonder this country is in the shaape its in. the students have to wear uniforms, but the teachers can come to school looking like bums. I could go on, but, whats the use. sexual abuse is rampant, I could tell stories that you wouldnt believe. better listen to your kids.