Schools try to decide what to do with half-empty classrooms today

April 24, 2003
Many students skip school for "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day."

EMPTY CLASSROOMS: With thousands of students heading off to their parents' workplaces for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, schools face a challenge today: What do they do with half-empty classrooms? (Chicago Tribune)

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