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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I suspect the institutional inertia on this has a lot more to do with parents of high-school kids (for whom the evidence of benefits is overwhelming) being outvoted by elementary and middle school parents, who find their own later start times to be a convenience they don't want to part with.[/quote]

I think you are wrong. As an ES (and MS) parent, I think the 9:20 start date is WAY too late and misses a lot of productive time for the little kids to learn. By the time they get home at 4:30, they are a mess.

But....even though I know the schedule is not convenient for anyone, I also understand why it is necessary. [/quote]

+1.

As an ES parent I'd strongly support earlier start times for ME (my kid is up and ready to go at 7 am, but doesn't start until almost 9:30), but I get the reasons why it make sense for families with high school students who need to work or do childcare. Virtually every school system starts high school early (I started high school even earlier than MCPS) and I think we'd do well to start from assuming that there's good reasons for that, even if we disagree.[/quote]

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