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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live in a rural-ish area, so no other homes nearby or neighborhood kids, and my kids each came home on the bus, walked a bit of a distance to our empty house, and let themselves in.

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My kids go to our in bounds DCPS school so I guess we are lucky that we don’t have to deal with activity buses. Their middle school has a ton of afterschool activities. There are sports but for the kids that don’t want to do sports there are various book clubs theater clubs, robotics clubs etc. my daughter is starting middle school next year, but my son has had sports or theater after school for much of the year so when he does get home, it is closer to the end of the workday so he doesn’t have as many hours just to sit around. Besides the logistical benefits of doing something after school, I think it is a good way for them to meet new friends etc. Also for our back door, we got one of those keypad locks so we don’t need to worry about losing keys. They just know the passcode and can let themselves in if I’m not home.

To answer your direct question though I don’t think sixth grade is too young to sit home for any safety reason. My concern would be they would turn on screens and not do anything productive for that many hours.[/quote]

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