"The kids are back at school well before Sept. 1 for football practice and other fall activities,"
" Kleinhans said. "I'm not against repealing the mandatory start date as long as flexibility is left to the local school officials about when they feel they should start the new school year.
Tourism is the lifeblood for much of the economy in the Northwoods and Lakeland Union High School Superintendent Dr. Todd Kleinhans said he understands why the original bill was passed in 2000.
"Whatever's good for northern Wisconsin isn't always necessarily good for other parts of the state,
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