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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many after school activities can be before school instead. And the school district's mandate is to provide education for our children in a healthy environment (and healthy start times are backed by research)...not to make sure kids can go to clubs.

I'm incensed with the SB for lots related to the boundary review and programming, but making the start times change is in line with their responsibilities.[/quote]

No, and no.

It is not possible for most high school sports and high commitment activities like marching band and the school musicals

and it is not just a problem for practices

Many sports and performances don't end until after 10PM.  The teachers, directors and coaches often are there until almost 11PM.

Would you like the high schoolers to finish after 11PM and their coaches and directors at school until midnight?

Changing the schedule to appease the new 7th grade parents (because really, those are the only people complaining about early start times) is one of the stupidest ideas this school board ever came up with in their sea of stupid ideas. [/quote]

HAHAHAHAHA that you think this is driven by any parents. This is driven by middle school teachers. There are A LOT of them and these hours don't work for them, especially not the ones with children. THIS. IS. ABOUT. TEACHERS.[/quote]

No, it is not about middle school teachers.

Middle school teachers want to keep the current schedule.  Ask them.  They are starting to get vocal about not wanting to change.

The elementary teachers REALLY do NOT want this change.[/quote]

I teach MS and have since before the current start time change when MS/HS bell times flipped. Some teachers grumbled a bit about the change and it made it so I couldn’t drop off at SACC, but it actually made a lot of teachers commutes easier. I haven’t heard a single teacher in my building get excited about the potential to start later. People build their lives around the start times and the SB needs to just leave well enough alone. 
Yes, getting up and starting school so early is a little rough during 1st quarter, but everyone adapts.

I’m honestly not sure what I will do if my kids ES switches to a 9:50 start. My husband currently gets the kids on the bus and can rush home to take a 9am call or can make it into his office in DC by 9:30. Telling a client/boss that you can’t make a 10am meeting is not going to fly for most people. And AM childcare is not as lucrative for businesses, so I don’t see the availability meeting demand. [/quote]

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