Web poll asks if school starts too soon

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A state senator wants to know whether Indiana residents think public schools start their fall semesters too early.

Sen. Dennis Kruse, who heads the Senate Education Committee, wants people to take an online survey and offer comments on IndianaEducationForum.com .

The site is paid for by Save Indiana Summers , a group of parents and businesses pushing for a law that would prohibit school from starting before the last week in August. But Kruse says he welcomes all opinions.

Tourism businesses want school to start later so children can spend more time at attractions. But a bill to push the start of school back was met with opposition this year from those who say local districts should determine when school starts.