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[quote=Anonymous]I don't see how what you're proposing would help, since the issue is that the schools can't fit everyone in the building, and you'd still have all the kids from 3rd - 7th period. When I think of shift schedules, I think of it as one group of kids comes in from 6 a.m. till noon, and another group comes in from noon until six.  Neither of those sets of hours would work for me.

Even with the 1-7/3-9 schedule, I don't see how it works with after school activities.  If a kid is in the first group and is on the soccer team, does he wait two hours before practice, leading to a 12 hour day?  That sounds really wrong. Will you see a demographic shift with kids who need to work to help their families all choosing 1 - 7, and kids on sports teams choosing 3 - 9?   I know you see that as the "only" drawback, but that's a huge drawback as activities are a major part of most kids' high school activities, and an important part of getting into college and growing up.

Just raising some issues.[/quote]

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