Popular Spotlight COMMENTARY Ann Farabee: Free from school but are you free forever? By Ann Farabee May 16, 2025 May 16, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sometimes, we celebrate being free. For me, it was the cheer that went up on the last day of school! School’s out! I am FREE!kAmxE :D 2 =@E @7 7F? 7@C E62496CD 2?5 DEF56?ED] %96 46=63C2E:@? :D C62=P $@>6E:>6D[ 2 76H DEF56?ED H6C6 C6=F4E2?E E@ =62G6 E96:C 7C:6?5D[ H2G:?8 2?5 9F88:?8 8@@53J6 E@ 6G6CJ@?6 :? D:89EP (92E 2 46=63C2E:@? :E H2D[ 2D 6G6CJ@?6 H2D J6==:?8[ “$66 J@F ?6IE J62CP” 2=E9@F89 H6 2== <?6H :E H2D @?=J `a H66<D 2E E96 >@DE 2?5 E96 24EF2= J62C H@F=5 ?@E 492?86]k^AmkAmuC@> 2 DEF56?E A6CDA64E:G6[ :E H2D E96 6?5 @7 D49@@=] %96J H6C6 7C66 7@C6G6CP xE H2D BF:E6 @7E6? A6C46:G65 2D E96 92AA:6DE >@>6?E @7 E96 J62CP (@C< H2D 5@?6] #F=6D 925 6?565Pk^Am kAm~?6 J62C 2 DEF56?E C2? 6I4:E65=J 5@H? 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