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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=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LOL. 14 pages of Karens huffing and puffing on a DOA subject.[/quote]

The only reason later start times is DOA is because MCPS and the BOE fail to put the needs of students first. If Dr. McKnight was serious about her slogan for the school year then she would support the idea.[/quote]

+100[/quote]

Yes they fail to put the needs of some students ahead of other students to address the whims of a some parents who fail to grasp your actions affect others[/quote]

This.  Wealthy parents can't get their kids to bed at a reasonable time and claim early starts harm their children.  They fail to realize that not everyone is in the same situation.  Find a new hobby please, this one has been discussed and decided.  [/quote]

I’m not sure I understand your comment. I teach at a high school with majority lower income kids and they go to bed crazy late. Many of them either sleep through first period or come late (towards the end of first period). Some of them work at restaurants and often get home from work at 1 am. They would greatly benefit from a later school start. [/quote]

Think about this.  They stat later and get out of school later, and still have to work the same hours so they get home later and bed even later.  That does not fix the problem but makes the problem worse.   [/quote]

A later start time would help them. Many of these kids are working 7-11 pm or 7.30 pm-12 am. Not sure why they are working these late hours exactly but they are. Or they are home on their phone until 1 am. During winter break, many of these kids will stay up until 4 am. Many teenagers, not all, are night owls. Once puberty hits, sleep patterns shift.[/quote]

This is a parenting issue.  Welcome to the real world.  [/quote]

You know nothing about adolescent growth and development. I hope you have younger kids and not teenagers.
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And clearly you know less since you aren't able to grasp that its a parenting issue.[/quote]

It is not a parenting issue. Ask any health expert who actually works with teens[/quote]

Your inability to set a bedtime for your children is a parenting issue.[/quote]

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