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The cry babies wanted more sleep, a group of coddling Mommies complained and the BOA spent 12 million to change the times by a whopping 20 minutes.   So now my K student comes home as the sun is setting. [/quote]

I'm still waiting for a source of this "it cost $12 million" statement.

The sun will set today at 4:46 pm. Why is your kindergartner coming home at 4:46 pm? [/quote]

Not the op you were talking to but some schools don't get out until 3:50. Some kids aren't getting on a bus until 4:10/4:15, throw a little traffic in there and you aren't getting home until 4:45. [/quote]

Are there many elementary schools where the kids wait 25 minutes after the end of school for the bus, and then the kids have a 30-minute bus ride? If so, that's a problem with bus transportation, and it would be a problem even if the kids were getting home at 4:25 instead of 4:45.[/quote]

Yes. Because in many cases the same buses are being used for Tier 1 schools and then Tier 2 schools. Traffic starts early around here so Tier 1 buses are facing more traffic, therefore delaying their arrival to Tier 2 schools. 20 minutes has made a very big impact on elementary schools and their students. [/quote]

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