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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because attendance would tank if they did Monday or Friday.[/quote]

Respectfully who cares? They aren’t doing anything those days. They still have to have lunch and recess which together with transition time, takes up close to an hour. Of a day that is already basically a half day anyway. [/quote]

[b]Beacuse attendance is now a part of the certification metrics and they want kids in the building[/b] for those half days. If you place them on a Monday or a Friday, families take long weekends. If you place them on a Wednesdays parents gripe but send their kids to school. [/quote]

Then they need to make it worth it for those kids to be in that building. Building some programming in the three hours after “school” ends that parents see as valuable and the kids will be in the building. [/quote]

The coverage for childcare for those early release days is done largely by the classroom aides and other school staff and is meant to really only be for families who can't figure out childcare another way. Building a worthwhile program at the end would not be equitable for those families whose kids go to other afterschool programs (like mine) or parents who pick their kids up early on those days like they're supposed to if they can.[/quote]

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