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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Aren't most GIANTs open till at least midnight? Is the 3pm shift start time mandated across the state? If high school started at 8 instead of 7, wouldn't shopkeepers who employ high school students simply adjust shift times to start at 4pm? Is it a good thing for a high-schooler to be working until midnight? Of course not. But how is it much worse than working until 11, given that he will now have another hour of sleep in the morning? [/quote]

I worked at a 24-hour CVS in high school, and recall that there were time limits on when kids who were under 18 could work. I think 11:00 pm was the limit.[/quote]

I just looked it up; here's what the Maryland work permit says:  "Minors 16 and 17 years of age may spend no more than 12 hours in a combination of school hours and work hours each day. They must also be allowed at least 8 consecutive hours of non-work, non-school time in each 24-hour period."

As the parent of two high schoolers, I think this whole issue is going to go nowhere.  [b]My own kids don't think the starting time needs to be changed and feel that kids will just stay up later than they do now, if a later start time is implemented.  [/b]
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Precisely![/quote]

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