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[quote=Anonymous](Just venting)

My private HS is top-1 in a different metro.  Its HS school day started (and still starts) at 8:20 ended (and still ends) at 4pm.  This includes time before 4pm available for some clubs, such as debate, international relations, robotics, etc.  Athletics were purely optional in my HS, and were the only thing extending past 4pm.  Athletic practices ended by 5:30pm.

I do not understand why so many schools in metro DC require a HS school day that doesn’t end until 5:30 or 6pm (except possibly spring of senior year) for all students.  Some schools seem to offer non-athletic options, such as robotics or debate, for the after school period which ends around 5:30 or 6pm.  They all seem to more or less require that students start between 8-8:30 but not end until 5:30-6pm.  It seems odd to me, and totally unnecessary.  Not all kids have athletic aptitude.  Not all kids have interest in athletics.  There should be some time available during the main school day for some clubs.

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