A preschooler was left accidentally on a Northbridge school bus Monday for more than six hours, the Globe reports.

The article did not say whether the teachers or staff at his school noticed his absence, nor whether the school has policy of checking with parent or guardian when a preschooler is absent.

And the school closings begin to roll in, and roll in, and roll in.

OK, it's only Somerville, Everett, a coupl'a places in NH, and some little private places. But there'll be more come nightfall, mark my words!

September 10, 2008 – As school systems cope with higher costs for food and fuel, Project Bread, Massachusetts’ leading antihunger organization, provides a new Better Lunch Toolkit for food service directors. The Better Lunch Toolkit ensures school meals are leaner, leafier, and more colorfully nutritious.

I was surprised to read this story on CNN & not the globe:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/08/22/toxic.schools/index.html

A 2005 study by the Center for Health, Environment & Justice looking at just four states -- Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Michigan -- found half a million children attending schools within half a mile of known toxic dumps.