With this dramatic twist affecting his official partner, it's increasingly hard to argue that these are personal matters that should not be under public scrutiny.
The homework rules should be put on hold while the school board, which is responsible for setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conducts public hearings.
We should live each day with a gentleness, a vigor, and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant panorama of more days and months and years to come.