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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It is silly. For kids who need more sleep, parents need to be parents and have them go to bed. My HS kid has some activities that start at 3:30, and others that start at 7:30 and don't let out till 9:30 PM. A later start would be nice but a nightmare.
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I read somewhere that they were kicking elementary to a really late start.  What a nightmare for parents and kids.[/quote]Its actually welcomed in our neighborhood.  [/quote]

Same here!  I find it really funny that some posters think they can speak for everyone.  For us, later elementary time is great.  [/quote]

A 10:00am elementary school start is "welcomed" in your entire neighborhood? I don't believe that.[/quote]

It doesn't really matter what you "believe."  You're welcome to your opinion about start times and I am as well.  As are my neighbors who, yes - love the idea of a later start.  Sorry![/quote]
Do none of your neighbors have kids that play sports?  My oldest is in 3rd grade and it's already been two years of kiss and ride pick ups everyday just to get to practice on time (currently a late run school ending at 4:05)  anything later than that it would make it impossible. [/quote]

You’re speaking from a privileged viewpoint. Lots of kids don’t do anything afterschool. Costs money to do sports; need to have a family member available to drive them to activities. If they do something it is to go to SACC and stay until 6PM. In these cases, getting out of school at 4:30 or 5 doesn’t have any impact on their life or their schedule. [/quote]

Rec sports offer financial aid and are inexpensive.  They do however use fields that don’t have lights.  Privilege is taking away those opportunity from kids.  [/quote]

They don’t care about your sports. They care about it costing $0 and being easy to implement.

This schedule is terrible for learning according to the teachers who are working with these kids all day. Teachers are also claiming they’ll leave over it, which is something that may cause staffing issues. If kids learning and teacher retention got zero priority, you seriously think they care about your “rec sports opportunities?”

Be realistic. That’s something YOU care about not FCPS.  [/quote]

Of course which is why we already struggle with school ending at 4:05.  I was responding that wanting kids to be healthy and the opportunity to play sports is not based off of a privileged perspective.   They need day light after school to get outside.  Thinking parents can be home until 10 is more problematic. [/quote]

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