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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oof, if I were a local business owner I’d be campaigning to keep the program. On Fridays when it doesn’t happen the local shopping centers are mobbed with middle schoolers behaving poorly, to the point cops have been called many times.

12-14 year olds cannot get out at 2:15 and be on their own for 3-5 hours. They will find trouble.

If they’re pushing middle schoolers to be the late start/end schools, I’m okay with it.[/quote]

What kind of 12-14 year olds do you know? This is odd, that they can't entertain themselves.[/quote]

My neighborhood shopping center gets huge crowds.  I don't know that there is any criminal activity, but they do mill around.  They can easily walk from their homes.  They like hanging with their friends--and, if they don't have activities at school, they will find a place to do it.  In some ways, it is better than having them at home in front of a screen.

I think middle school activities are more important than UPK.[/quote]

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