Reading assignments. Our kids do homework over the summer to keep their minds from turning into jelly.
(sarcasm) The same way you do you IRS income tax forms to keep YOUR mind from turning to jelly.(sarcasm end)
Busy work, is busy work, no matter if it is homework or government paperwork, it is all designed strip you of your freetime, and by extention your freedom.
>>Reading assignments. Our kids do homework over the summer to keep their minds from turning into jelly.<<
Yes, but it's not part of next years classes. They haven't started yet. My kids had all sorts of "assignemets" during the summer, but they were in no way connected to the public schools they attended. The public school does not assign homework or assignments until the first day of school. They can't assign retroactively. This whole thing is just silly.
On the other hand, I would be in favor of year-round school. Then, if there was a summer class, then the class would be authorised to assign homework. But that is not the system we have now.
I wouldn't sue, however. I would merely tell my child they were under no obligation to do the work during the summer and I would write a note excusing them from the work. For starters, if the teacher got snooty about it, I would explain that the summer is the time for ME to assign my children assignments. He/she can have them beginning the first day of school.