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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our school aftercare does include screens, which I don’t like. Are we unusual?  Here’s the afternoon:

2:30-2:45 pm - kids shuffle into aftercare, use the restroom, put up backpacks, etc. Kids can be on screens if they want. 
2:45-3:45 - homework (kids grouped by grade). If kid gets done early, he can be on screens until 3:45. 
3:45-4 - snack. Not sure if the kids can be on screens. 
4-5 - outside play on the playground 
5-5:30 - kids wait for parents to pick them up, kids can be on screens.

The “screens” are either iPads that the school provides (has games like Minecraft) or kids can bring iPhones/iPads from home and watch whatever they want.

Are other aftercares not like this?!?  How are they scheduled?
3:45-4 - [/quote]

There is terrible and I would never allow this. Is the Loudoun I’m guessing based on dismissal time. [/quote]

2:30-5:30 is three hours of aftercare. Assuming they can’t be on screens during snack time, there is potentially up to 1h 45 min of screen time. More than 50% of the three hours. Why screens? Why can’t they read books or play board games or cards?[/quote]

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