Super Bowl Delay

Thanks to the Associated Press, Pittsburgh's decision to delay the start of school on Monday on account of the Super Bowl (win or lose) is getting lots of ink around the country (PG's first report is here). Bloggers are also weighing in (local and far afield). Probably not the kind of press that Pittsburgh wants.

Some folks are up in arms about the message that this sends to children about the relative importance of sports and education. Pittsburgh Schooler is sympathetic to the critics, but how many of the complainers have pulled their own children for family trips and other special events. This doesn't seem to have lasting consequences, or does it?