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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS looked into this several years back and ended up adjusting times by 20 minutes. (HS used to start at 7:25 am!)

[url]https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/belltimes/index.aspx[/url][/quote]

We spent tons of $ and time to move the school day 20 minutes a number of years ago. Not worth the effort to have them adjust the schedule 10 minutes more. Central office is really opposed to significantly changing the start time for high school. Supposedly it will hurt brown people. My kids were at a majority brown school and none of those parents seemed to care, but, central office apparently has the pulse of the people![/quote]

Some HS students need to leave school early enough to get to a job or to pick up their younger sibling from elementary school. [/quote]

[b]And all HS students need to get enough sleep - that t should trump the need of some HS students to end the day early[/b]. [/quote]

Sure. Let's not think of the many many students who have actual obligations and responsibilities to help their families. Your kid may not have those but if you look beyond your bubble, you might be able to see that. No one is taking away the HS students' sleep. That's on them if they're choosing to go to bed at midnight.    My high schooler is in bed by 10 pm and is awake by 6:15 am.  How do you think the HS swim team does it? My niece has to be at the aquatics center, where they have their practices by 4:30 in the morning. I mean, we're not asking these kids to do anything out of the ordinary. Most of the working adults I know go to bed by a decent time to wake up in time for work.  
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Who the hell cares if your niece has to get up at 4:30 for swim. [b]That has nothing to do with school[/b] and not obligatory. [/quote]

Are you dense? It's for her High School swim team so yes, it's with the school. Seriously, the majority of students are doing what they need to do to get a decent amount of sleep and still make it to school on time. [/quote]

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