Last Monday I felt like the character Ren, from the 1984 film Footloose, speaking before the city council. I had coffee with a friend the previous Wednesday who explained that a motion was being brought forth to the Webster Groves School Board regarding the district's Calendar Committee recommending the cancellation of school the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. The request was that I attend the meeting to use three minutes of time to explain why canceling this day was a bad idea. Three minutes to explain the importance of Webster students attending school the Wednesday before Thanksgiving was …