Petition: Later MCPS school start times

[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.

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.

Exactly, whatever research you want to show is irrelevant to the reality of the situation. A small school district can make this change, but the size/scope of MCPS, along with the traffic congestion of the region, requires one level of the school system to start early. It is much better and safer for teenagers to be waiting for buses and walking to school in the dark than elementary students. There are more after school programs for high school students and by ending the school day earlier, that allows for more options for students both with school programs and non-school activities. If your child is not doing programs, they can use the afternoon to nap for an hour or two to catch up on sleep. If your child cannot wake up and refuses to go to bed early, private school won't be the answer either. Homeschooling is a great option and you can go to bed at 2am and wake up at 2pm, get your 12 hours of sleep and then start your lessons then. Everybody wins.

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]

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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.

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.

It is a parenting issue if you cannot get your kids to go to bed or get them to school on time.

[Anonymous]

The early start times are rough but I understand it isn't just about me and my kids and there are many good reasons for it.

[Anonymous]

NP. Signed the petition when it came out. Ignore the distracting "parenting" comments. (My 8th grader gets herself up and out on time but it wasn't parenting, she's just like that.) The issue is whether it's OK for her and other teens to be getting up so early. In terms of health and learning. And it isn't! Agitating for this change is appropriate, and good parenting.

[Anonymous]

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mcps-board-and-superintendent-please-wake-up-to#comments

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mcps-board-and-superintendent-please-wake-up-to#comments

Is there a petition against waisting more time on this?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mcps-board-and-superintendent-please-wake-up-to#comments

Is there a petition against waisting more time on this?

Do you mean wasting time? Stop opening this thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mcps-board-and-superintendent-please-wake-up-to#comments

Is there a petition against waisting more time on this?

Do you mean wasting time? Stop opening this thread.

They can open any thread they want.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mcps-board-and-superintendent-please-wake-up-to#comments

Is there a petition against waisting more time on this?

Do you mean wasting time? Stop opening this thread.

They can open any thread they want.

Not without wasting time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. Signed the petition when it came out. Ignore the distracting "parenting" comments. (My 8th grader gets herself up and out on time but it wasn't parenting, she's just like that.) The issue is whether it's OK for her and other teens to be getting up so early. In terms of health and learning. And it isn't! Agitating for this change is appropriate, and good parenting.

Of course it's ok for teens to get up that early. In the real world most people do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. Signed the petition when it came out. Ignore the distracting "parenting" comments. (My 8th grader gets herself up and out on time but it wasn't parenting, she's just like that.) The issue is whether it's OK for her and other teens to be getting up so early. In terms of health and learning. And it isn't! Agitating for this change is appropriate, and good parenting.

Of course it's ok for teens to get up that early. In the real world most people do.

Seems like these parents not only want to raise slackers but are slackers themselves.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mcps-board-and-superintendent-please-wake-up-to#comments

Is there a petition against waisting more time on this?

Do you mean wasting time? Stop opening this thread.

They can open any thread they want.

They start a new thread on this every couple of months. There's nothing new here, so it goes nowhere. The matter was settled years ago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mcps-board-and-superintendent-please-wake-up-to#comments

Is there a petition against waisting more time on this?

Do you mean wasting time? Stop opening this thread.

They can open any thread they want.

They start a new thread on this every couple of months. There's nothing new here, so it goes nowhere. The matter was settled years ago.

See you on the next one!

[Anonymous]

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mcps-board-and-superintendent-please-wake-up-to#comments

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mcps-board-and-superintendent-please-wake-up-to#comments

That’s a poorly written petition.