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[quote=Anonymous]I can't believe the flack the OP is getting.   OP is right.  I am in a house with two working parents who can afford care and have reasonably flexible jobs.  Even we struggle with this. We also walk to school, so we don't get the 8:30 bus to help us.  Just imagine how hard it is for a single parent household.

Judging by the rush hour traffic I fight each day, I would say most jobs are of the 9-5 variety.  In reality, a good subset of those jobs are looking for 8-6 work.    i don't know any desk job where it is ok to waltz in around 10am after dropping your kid off at 9:15.  If so, they want you working until 7pm.

What's notable is that HS kids need their sleep.  They should be going to school at 9:15am.   They also are mature enough to stay at home by themselves in the morning while the parents go to work.   The school system does working elementary school parents no favors, nor do they help out the HS kids.  The system really hurts single working parents the most, but that is likely not a problem here on DCUM.

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