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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would very much like to have an after school option that runs later than activities restored at Deal, but I don't appreciate the accusatory language in the petition.

It seems much more to me like the program needed to be sacrificed as the result of hard choices in austere times. Perhaps, since most Deal families are not experiencing the same level of austerity in their personal budgets, we can come up with a private solution that will still cost each of us less than individually contracted supervision.[/quote]

While Deal does serve many wealthy families, I don't know that these are the ones using aftercare.  The Deal families I know personally who choose Aftercare are OOB families who don't feel comfortable with their kids home in less safe neighborhoods, or with their kids commuting on public transportation.  These families come from a range of economic circumstances.

A sliding scale seems like a reasonable compromise. [/quote]

How do elementary schools such as Murch or Eaton handle this situation? [/quote]

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