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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our ES used to be an 8am start and moved to 9am this year. Kids got there at 740am for morning recess. From what I heard most teachers really miss the 8am start, so I don't think getting there was tough for them. Granted, I start work at 6am and pre covid we had people work in Loudon or WV that got there at 6am. They get off at 230pm, so it seemed worth it.

Anyway, all that to say. I generally really like early start. My kids were home by 3pm and had time to do HW or rest before sports. Now they pretty much come home and we are back out the door. They also had time to do after school enrichment, which we don't can't do because of sports conflicts.

However, if Congress really passes this bill to make DST standard the sun isn't going to rise until after the kids start school. That means ES age children are going to be walking to the bus in the dark, getting to school in the dark, [b]and having morning recess in the dark[/b]. Since the playground is not lighted, I assume this will end morning recess.

I don't know I was really excited about the early start possibility and now I am not sure. 
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No, they won’t have morning recess in the dark. The earliest lunch time is 10:30. It won’t still be dark at 9:30 or 10 am. Schools with this bell schedule will adjust the whole day so that morning recess isn’t taking place in the dark. Unless you’re talking about how Claremont let’s the kids play before school. That’s unique to that one school and can’t be a reason the whole system doesn’t change. They can adjust.

Also, ES kids rarely walk alone to school, so they’d be safer walking accompanied by an adult than MS who currently have to walk alone to bus stops and school in the dark. [/quote]

I am assuming this is a Claremont family (HOLA!) because yes we do have morning recess BEFORE school.  It used to start at 7:40 and now starts at 8:40.  Kids love it, so many want to get to school early to enjoy the frolicking outside with their friends before school.[/quote]

At Key, it begins at 8:30 am. I would imagine other elementary schools have morning 
 recess too?[/quote]

Our school starts at 9 but allows drop off beginning at 8:40. It's not a recess.[/quote]

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