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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The frustrating thing about today is that it's a temperature issue rather than an icy roads issue.  I think they should be handled differently, because there are no direct safety issues with normal start time on very cold days.

Here's my idea.  On 2 hour delayed starts, school staff (or selected school staff) should be asked to report on time.  School administrators can handle this as they'd like to (liberal leave for teachers/staff who need it).  School doors open as usual and kids are corralled in the gym/library/cafeteria etc. until the start of school.  This is exactly what happens on a normal day (for ES and MS)[b], except the period of corralling would be up to 2 hours instead of 40 minutes.  Enough teachers would be on hand to keep things under control.  [/b]

After the first year of doing it this way, the school would get a sense of how many teachers/staff they would need on hand based on the number of kids who arrive.  Probably more in some schools than others.  And they could use a rotation or whatever method they want to staff the normal  arrival period.

This would make it safer for all kids, because parents would choose the safer option for them.  And if not so many kids are in need of the early drop off option, most of the teachers could use the two hours as a planning period.[/quote]

Have you ever corralled hundreds of children in a relatively small space for hours? Please get back to me once you’ve done it and let me know how it goes. What you’re proposing is hours of free babysitting. Who wouldn’t send their kids for hours of free babysitting. Teachers and staff are not babysitters. If you want a babysitter for your kid then hire one privately or send your kid to before/after care. [/quote]

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