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Summary Of The Sanctuary Of School By Lynda Barry

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In Lynda Barry’s essay “The Sanctuary of School” the author gives her personal feelings about the education system and when times get hard the first thing to go from the schools are the art programs and the after school care. She than talks about how her home was not a safe and stable place to live with her brother and she found her school to be a safe haven. I also have a sanctuary and peaceful place I run to when I needs to get peace and it’s my grandmother house. My grandmother home was more than just a place to visit on Sundays it was my sanctuary. Her home was a place where I could unwind and feel free when my home became hard to handle. She would treat me like I was the only child and spoiled me. I didn’t realize how much my grandma

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