Later to rise makes kids wise?

Bronx: Great idea by by City Councilman Mark Treyger (“City councilman eyes task force to aid sleep-deprived students,” Feb. 14). I would recommend he go further and ask teachers, parents and students if they would rather go to school in the morning or in the afternoon. I always wonder to whose benefit it is that everyone has to attend school in the morning. Is the Education Department under the impression that everyone learns better by getting up at 6 a.m. to attend school. Maybe there are teachers and students who will function better after noon. I know I do.

Type A students and teachers will be happy going to school in the morning. All other types will be happy to go after noon. Not to mention all the traffic that it creates when everyone has to be in class at 7 or 8 a.m. A little flexibility will be beneficial for all. Virgilio Carballo Holliswood, N.J.: City Council education committee chairman Mark Treyger wants to waste our tax dollars by creating a task force to examine whether all city middle schools and high schools can move their start times to 8:30 a.m. or later. He’s worried kids aren’t getting enough sleep before class.

Save those tax dollars because I have the solution: How about the kids turn off their electronic devices and try going to bed earlier?

Gregory W. Chupa

Blue betrayal

Bronx: How nice (“Finest’s fury at cop-out by director,” Feb. 21). Stevie Stanulis — stripper/ex cop/shameless self-promoter — calls Lillo Brancato his friend! Why shouldn’t he? Brancato, in a bid to obtain narcotics, broke into an apartment next door to NYPD officer Dan Enchautequi’s home, while his cohort Armento stood lookout, armed with a .357 pistol. When Enchautequi confronted them, he was cut down in a furious gunfight. Neither showed remorse for their actions that night or subsequently. Brancato did, after his release, in an effort to resurrect his subpar acting career. Oh, and Stevie, I don’t know which NYPD funerals you went to during your brief career, but we don’t fire guns and we remove the flag and present it to the family of the fallen. Are you getting television and your fictional career confused again? Tom Purtell

Subway Samaritans

Somerset, N.J.: In a rush to exit the subway at Grand Central Station Tuesday morning, my granddaughter was pushed and her leg was caught between train and platform. Many, many thanks to the passengers who rushed to her aid and pulled her leg free.

Barbara Morrison

Pension play

East Meadow, L.I.: I completely disagree with The News’ editorial in favor of divulging pension payments of city employees (“Showing and telling, finally,” Feb. 20). The money in the pension funds do not belong to the taxpayers. It belongs to the workers. Pensions are part of an employee’s compensation package, which they pay into their entire careers. They receive it in lieu of a higher salary that they could have received in the private sector. Your editorial does nothing but pit uninformed taxpayers against public employees, playing into the hands of right-wing politicians, who want to steal pension funds and use them to fund their obscene tax cuts for billionaires. I would expect better from what was once the newspaper of the working class. Richard Skibins

Education excellence

Woodside: I know it is important for teachers to teach black history, especially in February, because it is Black History Month. But why aren’t schools teaching children about American and world history and science? What about the 13 colonies and explorers? In most of the schools, all history and science has been discontinued. Why? I know this for a fact because I’ve spoken to several teachers and they said the Board of Ed wants them only to teach math, reading and writing.

Shirley Morochnick

Assault anarchy

Somerset, N.J.: To Voicer Vincent Decker, who said the NRA is not the problem: You miss the point. You are right that as a law-abiding citizen you have a right to own a gun. But do you own or need an assault rifle? Most of the mass killings have been carried out by private citizens who used assault rifles. They should not be manufactured and made available to the general public. The only reason they are is to make profits for the manufacturers, sponsored by the NRA. Evidently, they and many in our government do not care about the murders of innocent children and other people as long as they get their share of the take. Arthur Bressler

Weapons bazaar

Carlstadt, N.J.: Back in the late 80’s, my husband and I were at a very large flea market outside of Orlando, Fla. There was this giant area with just every size, shape weapons — including hand grenades, military assault weapons and many items that the public have no use for, all for sale. All you had to be was a resident of Florida for six months and all could be yours! I’m not sure if this place is still there but it scared the hell out of me. This had nothing to do with the NRA, but it did have the Second Amendment posted. That was then and it was easy. So what has changed? Guns don’t kill, people do. Geri Sabia

Devilish Don

Brooklyn: Yet again, that thing in the White House has proven he is totally devoid of a soul by golfing while people buried their loved ones, no less with a thumbs up and moronic grin. He should be walking with his father Satan hand in hand in the darkness.

Gail Halpert

No unlimited rights

Kew Gardens: On another Valentine’s Day in 1929, people were mowed down with a machine gun. After that, Congress banned them. Decades later, they were replaced by the semi-automatic, which are only limited to how fast you can move your finger on the trigger. Then it was helped by the bump stock in Las Vegas to be fully automatic. We need to reinstate the previous 10-year ban permanently. It’s a war weapon that should never be in the hands of average citizens. As there are limits to free speech, there need to be limits to the right to bear arms.

Phil Serpico

Shout out The News

Old Greenwich, Conn.: I was so pleased to see your headline about the call to action by the Florida survivors as bold front page news. Keep up the good work on this! Cathy M. Dillon

Vote them out

Flushing: Students from Parkland High School, any discussions with Florida politicians are just letting you vent and have your half hour of fame. They have no intention of passing any gun regulation. The NRA is more important money wise. The only message they understand is voting them out, and if you can’t get that across, good luck.

Marty Polsky

Manufactured murder

Hillsdale, N.Y.: It’s time to ban the manufacture, sale and possession of all AR rifles and large magazines, which are nothing more than killing machines. These weapons serve no purpose other than killing as many people in the shortest amount of time as possible. The AR rifles, in the hands of the general public, are not used for defensive or hunting purposes. Therefore, why are they permitted to be manufactured or sold in this country? Any politician who doesn’t understand that their “boss” — The People — demand action and not words to end the manufacture, sale and possession of this killing machine should be removed from office immediately. As for the NRA, what would they say if one of their innocent children becomes a victim of another mass shooting caused by their precious killing machines? Phil Antico

Empowered employees

Weston, Conn.: I just wanted to thank you so much for reposting my story and for your support (“Ex-Prabal Guru employee says ’feminist’ designer criticized her appearance,” Feb. 18). My experience was life changing. It is my hope now to change others’ lives, in as big or small a way as I am able — so that they never have to experience what I did, and if they have or are, that they feel they can speak up before it gets so bad that they feel the way I have the last almost three years. Thank you again. Melissa Teitel

Curse of the e-bike

GETTY IMAGES Forest Hills: Voicer Leonard Smoke makes excellent points about the hazards of e-bikes and scooters in Manhattan bike lanes. Here in Forest Hills, those e-bikes brazenly travel on sidewalks, endangering pedestrians of all ages. When I tell riders to get off the sidewalk, I’m ignored or cursed at. They have nothing to fear since the law is not enforced. Apparently pedestrian safety is a lower priority than rapid food delivery. Martha Wilson