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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think late mornings are less disruptive than a 2:10/2:40 end time to schools. No one in a regular job can end work at 2:30 to get their kids. You'd have to work shift work or part time to make that schedule.

I think we could make schools better if they ran 8 hours a day. Kids scores aren't exactly great these days, so maybe everyone could use an extra hour of tutoring[/quote]

And even more recess.

The problem, if you've ever worked a public facing job, is if you are open to the public 8 hours, a single staff shift is going to be over 8 plus "lunch break." That's why a lot of places are only open 7 hours - time for setup, opening, and closing within one shift. Places with longer hours tend to have extra staff and everybody's part time but overlapping.

I know teacher lunch is inconsistent and I believe they're FLSA exempt by default, but I think the length of their day is a serious consideration here. [/quote]

Do teachers get free lunches? I’m in a similar role where I’m hourly and we have to work 8.5 hours.

I don’t want teachers to be the ones working longer hours. Extra recess would likely fix a lot of disciplinary problems and longer lunches. Also more specials classes. My kids don’t get language or an instrument, both of which I had in elementary school. [/quote]

At my kids' school it's the teachers who supervise lunch and recess. Do you have designated staff for that? Who wants to work for 1-2 hours in the middle of the day? Also, specials teachers are teachers, and even if having more specials gives the classroom teachers more planning periods, they can't leave until the end of the work day, which is after the children go home. [/quote]

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