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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The most problematic issue seems to be buses, since it's the same bus for elementary, middle, and high school.

Just switch out high school and elementary start times and leave middle as is. Those second and third graders are wired at 6:30 am. Whereas high school students are zombies at that time. Which is totally normal. I think we need to accommodate the natural biorhythms of children and adolescents.  [/quote]

This would be crazy.  You don’t have hs students.  What would happen is sports and activities would be before school and those before school would be earlier.  [/quote]
They’re optional. School isn’t.[/quote]

So, you’d rather deny other kids activities and sports so your kids can go to bed later and sleep in as you refuse to parent.  If they refuse to go to bed and are tired too bad.  They can nap when they get home.  [/quote]
The majority of teens have trouble falling asleep with an early bedtime, have trouble functioning in the early morning, are at their sharpest later in the day. They aren’t getting adequate sleep with current school schedules.

School attendance is mandatory by law and provides the education which these kids will need to make a living and be productive members of society for most of the rest of their lives. It also serves to help young people understand the rights, privileges and obligations involved in being good citizens.

Therefore, it is common sense that we prioritize the education of the many over the extracurriculars of the few. Kids who can sleep whenever their parents tell them to or who really value their extracurricular activities will adjust their getting home an hour later, staying up an hour later, and sleeping in an hour later or having their activities in the morning or whatever adjustments are made.

You think it’s as simple as “putting” teenagers to bed at a set time. Great, since it’s so easy for you and your kids, you’ll have no trouble adjusting to what the majority needs.[/quote]

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