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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can we have a much earlier start time for elementary? I prefer early start time early end time. I dont care when they start the school year but, be consistent. [/quote]

The reason for the late start (my kid's ES starts at 9:05am) is so high school kids don't have such an early start. They use the same buses for all.[/quote]

I don't understand why it isn't switched so ES goes first and HS last. Studies have shown time and again that teenagers benefit from more sleep in the morning and later start times.  Meanwhile, my 6yo is up at 630am every day.  You end up with more traffic on the roads because most parents can't wait for the ES buses to come and end up driving their kids to the before care programs at the ES.  [/quote]

I agree, but people on this board repeatedly give 2 reasons: 1) older kids babysit younger kids and need to get out early, and 2) sports teams need to practice after school.

On the first, [b]that’s why schools offer before and aftercare[/b], and policy should be set for what is best for the students as a whole. On the second, it seems like teams could practice before school rather than after.[/quote]

School after-care: $$$
Older-sibling after-care: free

And if teams practice before school, there goes the whole more-sleep-in-the-morning thing.[/quote]

On your first point, most kids don’t have an older sibling to watch them. Do not set policy that affects the ability of ALL kids to do well based on the interests of a few. If money is an issue for people with low incomes, expand subsidies for aftercare.

On your second, yes but that would only be for the kids participating in sports that season. The rest of the high schoolers and middle schoolers would be able to sleep in. Right now you are letting no one get adequate sleep based on the needs of athletes.[/quote]

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