first i will call up taylor emerson, then we have a number of speakers from uesf, pamela ruth, ann bornson, ken schrae, linda plank, tiana tillry, tom harryman. diane johnson. key lou. roberto michaels. gil cocork. dottie varejas. kany -- marry lavalas. patty. and anthony singleton. we have two minutes per speaker. i just want to have taylor emerson go up first, he's speaking on a completely different item. are you? >> yes. president kim: thank you. two minutes. please turn on your mike and identify yourself. >> my name is taylor emerson. i'm here to talk briefly, two minutes, on homework. which is a dreaded word in our family and i've learned it's emotionally charged for most parents that i talk to. the school district, the board of education, has a homework policy that is printed in the student-parent handbook. this is last year's copy but it appears exactly the same this year. if i may, i'll read briefly. the time required to complete should not exceed 20 minutes per day from c-3 and 30 minutes per day 4-5. my child at school has one hour 40 minutes a day. fourth grader, probably at hom