Petition: Later MCPS school start times

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree the matter was settled years ago. The OP just can't seem to accept this.

Nothing is settled forever.

But this seems to be settled for now since nothing has changed.

Dissatisfied people are free to lobby for change.

But it's a waste of time since the matter was already settled.

You’re a very black and white thinker, very rigid. Other people are more flexible. Flexible people can agitate for whatever they want. I’m sorry that unsettles you.

True but because we've been over this and its settled they will accomplish nothing.

"Settled" like Roe v Wade was "settled" law?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

You keep thinking that MCPS is going to change things because you are struggling with your parenting skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

They weighed their options a few years ago and settled on the current practice. There no reason to revisit this anytime soon. The same issues still exist today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

They weighed their options a few years ago and settled on the current practice. There no reason to revisit this anytime soon. The same issues still exist today.

10 is a few? OK. But more studies have come out over that decade showing how much better adolescents do with a later start. Other schools that had earlier starts have changed them. MCPS can, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

They weighed their options a few years ago and settled on the current practice. There no reason to revisit this anytime soon. The same issues still exist today.

10 is a few? OK. But more studies have come out over that decade showing how much better adolescents do with a later start. Other schools that had earlier starts have changed them. MCPS can, too.

Virtual academy has a later start time that can cater to your kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

They weighed their options a few years ago and settled on the current practice. There no reason to revisit this anytime soon. The same issues still exist today.

10 is a few? OK. But more studies have come out over that decade showing how much better adolescents do with a later start. Other schools that had earlier starts have changed them. MCPS can, too.

Virtual academy has a later start time that can cater to your kids.

"Catering" to the adolescent brain development. But, no. VA isn't for all teens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

They weighed their options a few years ago and settled on the current practice. There no reason to revisit this anytime soon. The same issues still exist today.

10 is a few? OK. But more studies have come out over that decade showing how much better adolescents do with a later start. Other schools that had earlier starts have changed them. MCPS can, too.

Virtual academy has a later start time that can cater to your kids.

"Catering" to the adolescent brain development. But, no. VA isn't for all teens.

So, you want mcps to cater to your family because you cannot handle your kids getting up and going to school. That’s not going to happen. Move, go private or go virtual. Or, parenting classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

They weighed their options a few years ago and settled on the current practice. There no reason to revisit this anytime soon. The same issues still exist today.

10 is a few? OK. But more studies have come out over that decade showing how much better adolescents do with a later start. Other schools that had earlier starts have changed them. MCPS can, too.

Virtual academy has a later start time that can cater to your kids.

"Catering" to the adolescent brain development. But, no. VA isn't for all teens.

So, you want mcps to cater to your family because you cannot handle your kids getting up and going to school. That’s not going to happen. Move, go private or go virtual. Or, parenting classes.

People disagree with you, regardless of how many times you insult their parenting. They feel the same way about your rigidity that you do about their inability to fall in lockstep with MCPS’s now years’ old study on later start times.

How old are your kids? Maybe take comfort in the fact that this won’t change overnight and if start times are ever pushed back, your family will have aged out of MCPS and won’t have to make any adjustments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

They weighed their options a few years ago and settled on the current practice. There no reason to revisit this anytime soon. The same issues still exist today.

10 is a few? OK. But more studies have come out over that decade showing how much better adolescents do with a later start. Other schools that had earlier starts have changed them. MCPS can, too.

Virtual academy has a later start time that can cater to your kids.

"Catering" to the adolescent brain development. But, no. VA isn't for all teens.

So, you want mcps to cater to your family because you cannot handle your kids getting up and going to school. That’s not going to happen. Move, go private or go virtual. Or, parenting classes.

It's inconvenient for me and my kids.I feel the county should adapt to my needs regardless of the many negative consequences for others they avoided with the current policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

They weighed their options a few years ago and settled on the current practice. There no reason to revisit this anytime soon. The same issues still exist today.

10 is a few? OK. But more studies have come out over that decade showing how much better adolescents do with a later start. Other schools that had earlier starts have changed them. MCPS can, too.

NP. There may be MORE research, but the fundamental findings of the research have not changes. Yes, it is better for teens to begin later. That question is not in doubt, and even the previous evaluation acknowledged the research.

The problem is that it is also good for teens to have access to activities, and more importantly there are teens in MCPS who need to work and provide care for their siblings. There are also logistical and financial barriers to just adding 100 bus routes. That also has not changed.

Basically, unless you can put forward policy solutions that address one or more of the above barriers, then more research showing the same will not move the needle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

They weighed their options a few years ago and settled on the current practice. There no reason to revisit this anytime soon. The same issues still exist today.

10 is a few? OK. But more studies have come out over that decade showing how much better adolescents do with a later start. Other schools that had earlier starts have changed them. MCPS can, too.

NP. There may be MORE research, but the fundamental findings of the research have not changes. Yes, it is better for teens to begin later. That question is not in doubt, and even the previous evaluation acknowledged the research.

The problem is that it is also good for teens to have access to activities, and more importantly there are teens in MCPS who need to work and provide care for their siblings. There are also logistical and financial barriers to just adding 100 bus routes. That also has not changed.

Basically, unless you can put forward policy solutions that address one or more of the above barriers, then more research showing the same will not move the needle.

Yes, my astrologer told me this too. It's so unhealthy for kids to not get sufficient sleep. Maybe they could go to bed earlier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is ever settled! ALL Anne Arundel Public middle schools start at 9:15 a.m. They shifted their sports program to the after hours and are not experiencing any problems.

That would be a huge problem for kids who work, help with siblings and outside activities.

Yep, they went over this and the matter is settled.

They weighed their options a few years ago and settled on the current practice. There no reason to revisit this anytime soon. The same issues still exist today.

10 is a few? OK. But more studies have come out over that decade showing how much better adolescents do with a later start. Other schools that had earlier starts have changed them. MCPS can, too.

Virtual academy has a later start time that can cater to your kids.

"Catering" to the adolescent brain development. But, no. VA isn't for all teens.

So, you want mcps to cater to your family because you cannot handle your kids getting up and going to school. That’s not going to happen. Move, go private or go virtual. Or, parenting classes.

They seem very selfish. I don't think they are open to seeing the bigger picture.