APS Bell schedule review

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:APS should keep tweaks as minimal as possible while meeting their transportation goals. If they need to make large shifts in time for some schools, limit it to choice schools and programs.

Wholesale flipping around of start times would have far reaching implications beyond the school day, from those that have already been mentioned, to stresses on facility and sports scheduling- pools, fields, gyms, etc. MS and HS should end their school days earlier to give students time to both participate in extracurricular activities and still have time to get homework and studying completed. Not to mention that it allows older siblings to be available to care for younger ones or hold a desperately needed part time job.

Tweaks ok, massive shifts not.

I like how you just completely ignore the research on physical and mental health impact to teenagers of early school start times (especially the current middle school start time). I guess their needs don’t deserve consideration in your analysis?

Oh, I considered it. I also considered that teenagers could get plenty of sleep if they go to bed earlier. There’s nothing magical about later school start times- it’s about getting enough sleep, whether that happens at night or in the morning. I managed early school starts, as did all my schoolmates, my husband and his schoolmates, my kids currently, along with students all around the world. The problem is bad sleep hygiene, not school start times.

The way things work in highly-populated areas today, I disagree. If your school starts at 7:50 but your soccer game isn't until 8:00 pm, that's not just a matter of irresponsibly getting to bed on time to make sure you get sufficient sleep. No, not everyone is involved in sports and such. No, you don't have to participate in extracurriculars. BUt extracurriculars - especially physical ones - are increasingly important for multiple reasons: social connections, developing social skills, and most importantly for physical health in a society where even kids are mostly sedentary.

The problem there would be a soccer game scheduled at 8 pm on a school night for middle schoolers. Activities that start that late are not the norm.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:APS should keep tweaks as minimal as possible while meeting their transportation goals. If they need to make large shifts in time for some schools, limit it to choice schools and programs.

Wholesale flipping around of start times would have far reaching implications beyond the school day, from those that have already been mentioned, to stresses on facility and sports scheduling- pools, fields, gyms, etc. MS and HS should end their school days earlier to give students time to both participate in extracurricular activities and still have time to get homework and studying completed. Not to mention that it allows older siblings to be available to care for younger ones or hold a desperately needed part time job.

Tweaks ok, massive shifts not.

I like how you just completely ignore the research on physical and mental health impact to teenagers of early school start times (especially the current middle school start time). I guess their needs don’t deserve consideration in your analysis?

Oh, I considered it. I also considered that teenagers could get plenty of sleep if they go to bed earlier. There’s nothing magical about later school start times- it’s about getting enough sleep, whether that happens at night or in the morning. I managed early school starts, as did all my schoolmates, my husband and his schoolmates, my kids currently, along with students all around the world. The problem is bad sleep hygiene, not school start times.

In other words, you are ignoring the research on teen sleep cycles that demonstrates “go to bed earlier” is not an effective strategy at that age. Maybe it works with your 6 yo, but it won’t ten years from now when they’re 16.

It works just fine for both my high schooler and 6th grader. The middle schooler was alarmed when she heard that school start time could be potentially much later- she absolutely doesn’t want that. She just went to bed and will get enough sleep. My 16 year old will go to bed tired at 10:30 after a full day, and will also will get enough sleep.

Your kids might be even healthier and might so even better at school if their sleep matters were more aligned with the recommendations. I’m sure you’ll claim that’s not the case, but do you even have a basis for comparison? The recommendations on school start times (which your 6th grader most likely isn’t yet anyway) are based on actual research.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would love middle school to get out later. They’re at an age where they don’t want to do any kind of supervised aftercare and there isn’t often a lot of homework yet and while there are some after school sports and activities, it’s pretty minimal. It’s just a long afternoon for them to be wandering around getting into things or sitting at home.

I work at a MS and a lot of these kids pick up their siblings at elementary school and watch them. If we flip the times this would not work.

I’ve worked at two title I schools in South Arlington and the number of middle schoolers picking up younger siblings is very few.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They really shouldn't be looking at this for 22/23. If they want to make a change this significant, it needs to be for 23/24.

Hahahaha because that’s what we’re used to with APS? Think things through then decide?

You’re conveniently forgetting that whenever APS delays implementation of a decision, all they get is a year of abuse and protests from unhappy community members trying to convince them to undo the decision. I won’t defend every APS decision, but the community has behaved so atrociously in the past that I don’t blame APS for wanting to just do it so the community will start getting over it.

100%. I don’t think they should survey parents at all.
I do wonder what way APS is leaning.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would love middle school to get out later. They’re at an age where they don’t want to do any kind of supervised aftercare and there isn’t often a lot of homework yet and while there are some after school sports and activities, it’s pretty minimal. It’s just a long afternoon for them to be wandering around getting into things or sitting at home.

I work at a MS and a lot of these kids pick up their siblings at elementary school and watch them. If we flip the times this would not work.

How many of those families have also had to find solutions for before a 9 am elementary start time because parents need to go to work? A middle schooler who leaves later might relieve morning childcare issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would love middle school to get out later. They’re at an age where they don’t want to do any kind of supervised aftercare and there isn’t often a lot of homework yet and while there are some after school sports and activities, it’s pretty minimal. It’s just a long afternoon for them to be wandering around getting into things or sitting at home.

I work at a MS and a lot of these kids pick up their siblings at elementary school and watch them. If we flip the times this would not work.

How many of those families have also had to find solutions for before a 9 am elementary start time because parents need to go to work? A middle schooler who leaves later might relieve morning childcare issues.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS should keep tweaks as minimal as possible while meeting their transportation goals. If they need to make large shifts in time for some schools, limit it to choice schools and programs.

Wholesale flipping around of start times would have far reaching implications beyond the school day, from those that have already been mentioned, to stresses on facility and sports scheduling- pools, fields, gyms, etc. MS and HS should end their school days earlier to give students time to both participate in extracurricular activities and still have time to get homework and studying completed. Not to mention that it allows older siblings to be available to care for younger ones or hold a desperately needed part time job.

Tweaks ok, massive shifts not.

I like how you just completely ignore the research on physical and mental health impact to teenagers of early school start times (especially the current middle school start time). I guess their needs don’t deserve consideration in your analysis?

Oh, I considered it. I also considered that teenagers could get plenty of sleep if they go to bed earlier. There’s nothing magical about later school start times- it’s about getting enough sleep, whether that happens at night or in the morning. I managed early school starts, as did all my schoolmates, my husband and his schoolmates, my kids currently, along with students all around the world. The problem is bad sleep hygiene, not school start times.

The way things work in highly-populated areas today, I disagree. If your school starts at 7:50 but your soccer game isn't until 8:00 pm, that's not just a matter of irresponsibly getting to bed on time to make sure you get sufficient sleep. No, not everyone is involved in sports and such. No, you don't have to participate in extracurriculars. BUt extracurriculars - especially physical ones - are increasingly important for multiple reasons: social connections, developing social skills, and most importantly for physical health in a society where even kids are mostly sedentary.

The problem there would be a soccer game scheduled at 8 pm on a school night for middle schoolers. Activities that start that late are not the norm.

Not to mention, most of our fields in Arlington do not have lights so you cannot have too many games that late. Kids that play on middle school teams wouldn’t be finished with school games until around 530/6 ( with a 4 PM school release time). So they likely would have to make a choice between school team and other teams. Not to mention, when does homework and dinner happen? I am personally torn. I would love for my kids to be able to sleep later but I think the crunch with getting out an hour and a half later is going to impact many families, teams (Ora rice and fame times), athletic field availability— which will trickle down to impacting elementary school field availability/activity availability as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS should keep tweaks as minimal as possible while meeting their transportation goals. If they need to make large shifts in time for some schools, limit it to choice schools and programs.

Wholesale flipping around of start times would have far reaching implications beyond the school day, from those that have already been mentioned, to stresses on facility and sports scheduling- pools, fields, gyms, etc. MS and HS should end their school days earlier to give students time to both participate in extracurricular activities and still have time to get homework and studying completed. Not to mention that it allows older siblings to be available to care for younger ones or hold a desperately needed part time job.

Tweaks ok, massive shifts not.

I like how you just completely ignore the research on physical and mental health impact to teenagers of early school start times (especially the current middle school start time). I guess their needs don’t deserve consideration in your analysis?

Oh, I considered it. I also considered that teenagers could get plenty of sleep if they go to bed earlier. There’s nothing magical about later school start times- it’s about getting enough sleep, whether that happens at night or in the morning. I managed early school starts, as did all my schoolmates, my husband and his schoolmates, my kids currently, along with students all around the world. The problem is bad sleep hygiene, not school start times.

The way things work in highly-populated areas today, I disagree. If your school starts at 7:50 but your soccer game isn't until 8:00 pm, that's not just a matter of irresponsibly getting to bed on time to make sure you get sufficient sleep. No, not everyone is involved in sports and such. No, you don't have to participate in extracurriculars. BUt extracurriculars - especially physical ones - are increasingly important for multiple reasons: social connections, developing social skills, and most importantly for physical health in a society where even kids are mostly sedentary.

The problem there would be a soccer game scheduled at 8 pm on a school night for middle schoolers. Activities that start that late are not the norm.

Not to mention, most of our fields in Arlington do not have lights so you cannot have too many games that late. Kids that play on middle school teams wouldn’t be finished with school games until around 530/6 ( with a 4 PM school release time). So they likely would have to make a choice between school team and other teams. Not to mention, when does homework and dinner happen? I am personally torn. I would love for my kids to be able to sleep later but I think the crunch with getting out an hour and a half later is going to impact many families, teams (Ora rice and fame times), athletic field availability— which will trickle down to impacting elementary school field availability/activity availability as well.

Having to make a choice between a school team or another team? Oh the horror...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS should keep tweaks as minimal as possible while meeting their transportation goals. If they need to make large shifts in time for some schools, limit it to choice schools and programs.

Wholesale flipping around of start times would have far reaching implications beyond the school day, from those that have already been mentioned, to stresses on facility and sports scheduling- pools, fields, gyms, etc. MS and HS should end their school days earlier to give students time to both participate in extracurricular activities and still have time to get homework and studying completed. Not to mention that it allows older siblings to be available to care for younger ones or hold a desperately needed part time job.

Tweaks ok, massive shifts not.

I like how you just completely ignore the research on physical and mental health impact to teenagers of early school start times (especially the current middle school start time). I guess their needs don’t deserve consideration in your analysis?

Oh, I considered it. I also considered that teenagers could get plenty of sleep if they go to bed earlier. There’s nothing magical about later school start times- it’s about getting enough sleep, whether that happens at night or in the morning. I managed early school starts, as did all my schoolmates, my husband and his schoolmates, my kids currently, along with students all around the world. The problem is bad sleep hygiene, not school start times.

The way things work in highly-populated areas today, I disagree. If your school starts at 7:50 but your soccer game isn't until 8:00 pm, that's not just a matter of irresponsibly getting to bed on time to make sure you get sufficient sleep. No, not everyone is involved in sports and such. No, you don't have to participate in extracurriculars. BUt extracurriculars - especially physical ones - are increasingly important for multiple reasons: social connections, developing social skills, and most importantly for physical health in a society where even kids are mostly sedentary.

The problem there would be a soccer game scheduled at 8 pm on a school night for middle schoolers. Activities that start that late are not the norm.

Not to mention, most of our fields in Arlington do not have lights so you cannot have too many games that late. Kids that play on middle school teams wouldn’t be finished with school games until around 530/6 ( with a 4 PM school release time). So they likely would have to make a choice between school team and other teams. Not to mention, when does homework and dinner happen? I am personally torn. I would love for my kids to be able to sleep later but I think the crunch with getting out an hour and a half later is going to impact many families, teams (Ora rice and fame times), athletic field availability— which will trickle down to impacting elementary school field availability/activity availability as well.

Kids choosing between activities rather than having to do everything would be a good thing. Thanks for helping me decide what I would support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS should keep tweaks as minimal as possible while meeting their transportation goals. If they need to make large shifts in time for some schools, limit it to choice schools and programs.

Wholesale flipping around of start times would have far reaching implications beyond the school day, from those that have already been mentioned, to stresses on facility and sports scheduling- pools, fields, gyms, etc. MS and HS should end their school days earlier to give students time to both participate in extracurricular activities and still have time to get homework and studying completed. Not to mention that it allows older siblings to be available to care for younger ones or hold a desperately needed part time job.

Tweaks ok, massive shifts not.

I like how you just completely ignore the research on physical and mental health impact to teenagers of early school start times (especially the current middle school start time). I guess their needs don’t deserve consideration in your analysis?

Oh, I considered it. I also considered that teenagers could get plenty of sleep if they go to bed earlier. There’s nothing magical about later school start times- it’s about getting enough sleep, whether that happens at night or in the morning. I managed early school starts, as did all my schoolmates, my husband and his schoolmates, my kids currently, along with students all around the world. The problem is bad sleep hygiene, not school start times.

The way things work in highly-populated areas today, I disagree. If your school starts at 7:50 but your soccer game isn't until 8:00 pm, that's not just a matter of irresponsibly getting to bed on time to make sure you get sufficient sleep. No, not everyone is involved in sports and such. No, you don't have to participate in extracurriculars. BUt extracurriculars - especially physical ones - are increasingly important for multiple reasons: social connections, developing social skills, and most importantly for physical health in a society where even kids are mostly sedentary.

The problem there would be a soccer game scheduled at 8 pm on a school night for middle schoolers. Activities that start that late are not the norm.

Not to mention, most of our fields in Arlington do not have lights so you cannot have too many games that late. Kids that play on middle school teams wouldn’t be finished with school games until around 530/6 ( with a 4 PM school release time). So they likely would have to make a choice between school team and other teams. Not to mention, when does homework and dinner happen? I am personally torn. I would love for my kids to be able to sleep later but I think the crunch with getting out an hour and a half later is going to impact many families, teams (Ora rice and fame times), athletic field availability— which will trickle down to impacting elementary school field availability/activity availability as well.

Kids choosing between activities rather than having to do everything would be a good thing. Thanks for helping me decide what I would support.

Kids being on school teams such as ultimate frisbee (no cut) at school allows them to meet new friends and socialize in a healthy way. They would likely drop these great school activities for others like arlington rec sports. A shame.

[Anonymous]

The timing of school & sports is problematic not just for HS, but also ES. Shared fields/facilites typically have HS students starting right after school. They are old enough that parents aren't necessary for transportation a lof of the time. ES activities start later b/c there needs to be time for parents to get out of work first. If ES is getting out at 2:30, they can't start their activities at 3:00 w/o a ton of hassle.

This "study" is a total waste of time meant to distract us from things that actually would make school better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS should keep tweaks as minimal as possible while meeting their transportation goals. If they need to make large shifts in time for some schools, limit it to choice schools and programs.

Wholesale flipping around of start times would have far reaching implications beyond the school day, from those that have already been mentioned, to stresses on facility and sports scheduling- pools, fields, gyms, etc. MS and HS should end their school days earlier to give students time to both participate in extracurricular activities and still have time to get homework and studying completed. Not to mention that it allows older siblings to be available to care for younger ones or hold a desperately needed part time job.

Tweaks ok, massive shifts not.

I like how you just completely ignore the research on physical and mental health impact to teenagers of early school start times (especially the current middle school start time). I guess their needs don’t deserve consideration in your analysis?

Oh, I considered it. I also considered that teenagers could get plenty of sleep if they go to bed earlier. There’s nothing magical about later school start times- it’s about getting enough sleep, whether that happens at night or in the morning. I managed early school starts, as did all my schoolmates, my husband and his schoolmates, my kids currently, along with students all around the world. The problem is bad sleep hygiene, not school start times.

In other words, you are ignoring the research on teen sleep cycles that demonstrates “go to bed earlier” is not an effective strategy at that age. Maybe it works with your 6 yo, but it won’t ten years from now when they’re 16.

It works just fine for both my high schooler and 6th grader. The middle schooler was alarmed when she heard that school start time could be potentially much later- she absolutely doesn’t want that. She just went to bed and will get enough sleep. My 16 year old will go to bed tired at 10:30 after a full day, and will also will get enough sleep.

Your kids might be even healthier and might so even better at school if their sleep matters were more aligned with the recommendations. I’m sure you’ll claim that’s not the case, but do you even have a basis for comparison? The recommendations on school start times (which your 6th grader most likely isn’t yet anyway) are based on actual research.

So were the “no fat” diets of the 80s and 90s. Not impressed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS should keep tweaks as minimal as possible while meeting their transportation goals. If they need to make large shifts in time for some schools, limit it to choice schools and programs.

Wholesale flipping around of start times would have far reaching implications beyond the school day, from those that have already been mentioned, to stresses on facility and sports scheduling- pools, fields, gyms, etc. MS and HS should end their school days earlier to give students time to both participate in extracurricular activities and still have time to get homework and studying completed. Not to mention that it allows older siblings to be available to care for younger ones or hold a desperately needed part time job.

Tweaks ok, massive shifts not.

I like how you just completely ignore the research on physical and mental health impact to teenagers of early school start times (especially the current middle school start time). I guess their needs don’t deserve consideration in your analysis?

Oh, I considered it. I also considered that teenagers could get plenty of sleep if they go to bed earlier. There’s nothing magical about later school start times- it’s about getting enough sleep, whether that happens at night or in the morning. I managed early school starts, as did all my schoolmates, my husband and his schoolmates, my kids currently, along with students all around the world. The problem is bad sleep hygiene, not school start times.

The way things work in highly-populated areas today, I disagree. If your school starts at 7:50 but your soccer game isn't until 8:00 pm, that's not just a matter of irresponsibly getting to bed on time to make sure you get sufficient sleep. No, not everyone is involved in sports and such. No, you don't have to participate in extracurriculars. BUt extracurriculars - especially physical ones - are increasingly important for multiple reasons: social connections, developing social skills, and most importantly for physical health in a society where even kids are mostly sedentary.

The problem there would be a soccer game scheduled at 8 pm on a school night for middle schoolers. Activities that start that late are not the norm.

Not to mention, most of our fields in Arlington do not have lights so you cannot have too many games that late. Kids that play on middle school teams wouldn’t be finished with school games until around 530/6 ( with a 4 PM school release time). So they likely would have to make a choice between school team and other teams. Not to mention, when does homework and dinner happen? I am personally torn. I would love for my kids to be able to sleep later but I think the crunch with getting out an hour and a half later is going to impact many families, teams (Ora rice and fame times), athletic field availability— which will trickle down to impacting elementary school field availability/activity availability as well.

Kids choosing between activities rather than having to do everything would be a good thing. Thanks for helping me decide what I would support.

Nice try.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS should keep tweaks as minimal as possible while meeting their transportation goals. If they need to make large shifts in time for some schools, limit it to choice schools and programs.

Wholesale flipping around of start times would have far reaching implications beyond the school day, from those that have already been mentioned, to stresses on facility and sports scheduling- pools, fields, gyms, etc. MS and HS should end their school days earlier to give students time to both participate in extracurricular activities and still have time to get homework and studying completed. Not to mention that it allows older siblings to be available to care for younger ones or hold a desperately needed part time job.

Tweaks ok, massive shifts not.

I like how you just completely ignore the research on physical and mental health impact to teenagers of early school start times (especially the current middle school start time). I guess their needs don’t deserve consideration in your analysis?

Oh, I considered it. I also considered that teenagers could get plenty of sleep if they go to bed earlier. There’s nothing magical about later school start times- it’s about getting enough sleep, whether that happens at night or in the morning. I managed early school starts, as did all my schoolmates, my husband and his schoolmates, my kids currently, along with students all around the world. The problem is bad sleep hygiene, not school start times.

The way things work in highly-populated areas today, I disagree. If your school starts at 7:50 but your soccer game isn't until 8:00 pm, that's not just a matter of irresponsibly getting to bed on time to make sure you get sufficient sleep. No, not everyone is involved in sports and such. No, you don't have to participate in extracurriculars. BUt extracurriculars - especially physical ones - are increasingly important for multiple reasons: social connections, developing social skills, and most importantly for physical health in a society where even kids are mostly sedentary.

The problem there would be a soccer game scheduled at 8 pm on a school night for middle schoolers. Activities that start that late are not the norm.

Not to mention, most of our fields in Arlington do not have lights so you cannot have too many games that late. Kids that play on middle school teams wouldn’t be finished with school games until around 530/6 ( with a 4 PM school release time). So they likely would have to make a choice between school team and other teams. Not to mention, when does homework and dinner happen? I am personally torn. I would love for my kids to be able to sleep later but I think the crunch with getting out an hour and a half later is going to impact many families, teams (Ora rice and fame times), athletic field availability— which will trickle down to impacting elementary school field availability/activity availability as well.

Kids choosing between activities rather than having to do everything would be a good thing. Thanks for helping me decide what I would support.

Kids being on school teams such as ultimate frisbee (no cut) at school allows them to meet new friends and socialize in a healthy way. They would likely drop these great school activities for others like arlington rec sports. A shame.

On what basis do you make that conclusion? School activities may be a lot more convenient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS should keep tweaks as minimal as possible while meeting their transportation goals. If they need to make large shifts in time for some schools, limit it to choice schools and programs.

Wholesale flipping around of start times would have far reaching implications beyond the school day, from those that have already been mentioned, to stresses on facility and sports scheduling- pools, fields, gyms, etc. MS and HS should end their school days earlier to give students time to both participate in extracurricular activities and still have time to get homework and studying completed. Not to mention that it allows older siblings to be available to care for younger ones or hold a desperately needed part time job.

Tweaks ok, massive shifts not.

I like how you just completely ignore the research on physical and mental health impact to teenagers of early school start times (especially the current middle school start time). I guess their needs don’t deserve consideration in your analysis?

Oh, I considered it. I also considered that teenagers could get plenty of sleep if they go to bed earlier. There’s nothing magical about later school start times- it’s about getting enough sleep, whether that happens at night or in the morning. I managed early school starts, as did all my schoolmates, my husband and his schoolmates, my kids currently, along with students all around the world. The problem is bad sleep hygiene, not school start times.

The way things work in highly-populated areas today, I disagree. If your school starts at 7:50 but your soccer game isn't until 8:00 pm, that's not just a matter of irresponsibly getting to bed on time to make sure you get sufficient sleep. No, not everyone is involved in sports and such. No, you don't have to participate in extracurriculars. BUt extracurriculars - especially physical ones - are increasingly important for multiple reasons: social connections, developing social skills, and most importantly for physical health in a society where even kids are mostly sedentary.

The problem there would be a soccer game scheduled at 8 pm on a school night for middle schoolers. Activities that start that late are not the norm.

Not to mention, most of our fields in Arlington do not have lights so you cannot have too many games that late. Kids that play on middle school teams wouldn’t be finished with school games until around 530/6 ( with a 4 PM school release time). So they likely would have to make a choice between school team and other teams. Not to mention, when does homework and dinner happen? I am personally torn. I would love for my kids to be able to sleep later but I think the crunch with getting out an hour and a half later is going to impact many families, teams (Ora rice and fame times), athletic field availability— which will trickle down to impacting elementary school field availability/activity availability as well.

Kids choosing between activities rather than having to do everything would be a good thing. Thanks for helping me decide what I would support.

Nice try.

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