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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would be done for the benefit of the parents and not the children. Let's be honest about that at least.[/quote]

100% yes. [/quote]

+1. Nobody is talking about what would be best for the CHILDREN! Yes, sure, just leave them in jail, I mean, school for 10 hours !!!! a day. Who needs free time to be kids, to participate in family activities, to just be bored at home!?? Do you all really think it would be healthy for a kid to spend 10 hours in a building a day??? [/quote]

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This.

Really, do you want to be at work for that long?  Maybe you do, but this is not what is best for the kids.  The kids need a break and it’s not healthy mentally or physically to be stuck at school for 10 hours every day.  [/quote]

Isn’t what she is proposing really just after school child care and not extended class time per se? Kids aren’t participating in family activities if their parents aren’t home from work yet. It’s no different from my students who arrive at SACC (Fairfax County) at 7 am or get picked up from SACC at 7 pm because of their parents’ work schedules. While it might not be ideal at least they have the opportunity to play outside, do crafts and play games.[/quote]

The point is that it’s not ideal for the kids.  Whether the parents are paying for it or not.  Society would be better off if we addressed the issue of why the kids need to be in aftercare that long in the first place.

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