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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always heard these jobs were unicorns in dc because no one wanted them. But we live in a major metro area in the south now, and tons of people hire hs and college kids for these jobs. $15 give or take, for 2-3 hours a day after school. My neighbor has kids in a private school that runs from k-12, and every year she finds a hs jr or sr with a car who is able to take her middle schoolers home, hang out while they do homework and even take them to activities as needed. And my friend only works m-w, so she finds someone who only wants this three days a week. So the kid makes like $150 for three easy days of work a week. [b]Why wouldn’t a 17 year old want this easy gig[/b]? And why wouldn’t my friend rather specify this posting than having to pay more for a professional nanny who won’t want the job anyway? People in dcum are bonkers sometimes. [/quote]

Most 17 year olds in the DC area are busy after school with sports, clubs, volunteer work etc. 
There are also some districts in the area (I [b]know Loudoun county schools, specifically) where the elementary kids get out a couple hours before the high school kids[/b].[/quote]

DP.  We are in Loudoun and I can vouch for the fact that this is a huge roadblock for us here.  My DD gets out of school at 3PM, but the high schoolers don’t get home until 4:30 or later.  We can’t hire a high schooler for any kind of afternoon help.[/quote]

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