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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Early release is a mistake.  They just need to close.[/quote]

No.  They really don't.  Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.  [/quote]

Tomorrow will be a totally wasted day.   It’s babysitting [/quote]

Not in high school.[/quote]

Yes also in high school. My school made classes 31 minutes each to account for all the lunches. I can’t do anything meaningful in 31 minutes. It’s a wasted day instructionally. [/quote]

That’s too bad for your school. My kid in an APS HS gets a lot done of early release days. [/quote]

A lot? In 31 minutes? [/quote]

Kids in APS high schools have 4 classes a day, plus homeroom. On early release days, they’re at school for almost 5 hours. So if they have 4 classes for 31 min each, that’s just over 2 hours. You are telling me they spend another 2.5-3 hours eating lunch, changing classes, and in homeroom? That can’t be true. [/quote]

Maybe a high school teacher can clarify, but I'm not sure they hold to that 4 classes/day schedule on early release days. It makes more sense if they go to every class for 31 minutes, and then another 45-60 minutes for lunch, passing time, and homeroom. [/quote]

Yes.  They do.  The schedule is posted internally and kids take pics and share. Schedules aren't posted publically for safety reasons.[/quote]

how do they take pics if they can't use their phones?[/quote]

I have copies of the full-day, early release and 2-hour delay schedule on my phone from the beginning of the school year.  It's very handy.[/quote]

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