[Tax-chick]

Of course, that would require the construction (with union labor) of hundreds of new school pools at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, plus the hiring of many more (unionized) gym teachers/swimming instructors.

Nonsense. IF the state determined it had an interest in swimming instruction (gotta start with some premise ...), then give the families a voucher for Red Cross swimming lessons, and verify that the student had taken the course before admitting him to the new school grade.

Ipso facto, all over.

[Calpernia]

Stop sounding logical!

Healthy People 2010 plans on making mini communities out of the schools.

Onsite clinics, breakfast, lunch and dinner, pools.

I think the kids are suppose to sleep there too because I saw a junk science study come out about kids low performance in school due to lack of sleep.

The powers that be will need to monitor that.