Parents protest Georgia school closures
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of Georgia children got a break from classes Monday after Gov. Sonny Perdue asked schools to close for two days as a hedge against possible fuel shortages, leaving many parents struggling to arrange child care.
The shortages that Perdue feared never materialized, largely because Hurricane Rita proved less damaging to Gulf Coast refineries than initially expected.
Parents learned of the governor's decision late Friday afternoon. Many families had to scramble over the weekend to make alternate arrangements for their children.
Two mothers brought their grade-schoolers to the Capitol on Monday for a "teach-in" on the steps, just yards from Perdue's office.
"It's certainly caused a lot of problems for working parents today, and it causes problems for these kids who need to be learning and not just hanging out, watching the Cartoon Network at home," said mother Randy Faigin David of suburban Atlanta.
Meanwhile, gas supplies were moving freely through pipelines that serve Georgia.
"We don't expect any problems if we can get the refineries up in three to five days," said Ric Cobb, executive director of the Georgia Petroleum Council.
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Purdue is a goner come election time. Even many Republicans dislike him as well. He has made a lot of stupid choices since he has been in office. He really doomed himself earlier in his term when he broke his promise to bring back the old GA flag with the conferate flag portion of it. I think even Hoosier would probably admit it doesn't look good for Sonny. I heard some republicans are calling for another republican to run against him because they fear they will lose the office. We need someone like Zell even though the turned turncoat on the Democrats.
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