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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d love any and all action items to provide my input against this plan.  Tell me who to call, email, etc.  [/quote]

Email your school board rep. I did last week after I saw that E is even possibly still being considered. I made a list of issues with it. [/quote]

Would you care to share the list? [/quote]

Here were the bullet points I shared.

-Developmentally inappropriate. Most kids are up early and are exhausted by 3. They have a much harder time attending to learning in the afternoon.

-ES also have preschools so 3 and 4 year olds would also be getting this awful schedule.

-Childcare- By starting school close to 10 childcare needs and costs will increase and with the current economy that is a big deal.

- Besides SPED, Elementary has more shortages than middle/high school. There would be a mass exodus of teachers that live out of Fairfax to surrounding counties because it won’t be worth the extra couple thousand to stay when it would affect our families.

-Currently, late ES that dismiss at 4:05, really don’t leave until 4:20. This is if they are on my time. Currently, most kids get home between 4:45-5:00. If pushed back 30 mins, most kids won’t be leaving till 4:55 and getting home closer to 5:30. You will also have young kids walking home in the dark.

These were the main points. Basically, I support finding a solution, but we can do better than plan E which will appease middle school parents and upset everyone else. 
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