Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teens need more sleep and a later start time would help with that, but it would also disrupt the scheduling of other things, impact family life, and cost the school district money, so it’s not changing any time soon. The kids just have to get through it, the way generations before them did.

My high school started at 8:30. All of the schools started at the same time.

That's nice mee-maw, tell us more about life in rural Kentucky.

Kids were actually mature like adults by middle school & had actual life skills.

I'm the PP whose high school started at 8:30 with all schools starting at the same time, and no, they weren't. Also, there wasn't middle school, it was junior high school (7-9).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teens need more sleep and a later start time would help with that, but it would also disrupt the scheduling of other things, impact family life, and cost the school district money, so it’s not changing any time soon. The kids just have to get through it, the way generations before them did.

My high school started at 8:30. All of the schools started at the same time.

That's nice mee-maw, tell us more about life in rural Kentucky.

It was in the 1980s, in a small city. The difference, then, was that most of the kids in the city were able to get themselves to school by walking, biking, or public bus. Most of the kids who got a school bus to school were the rural/farm kids.

In any case, the point is that no, not all kids have been having to deal with too-early school start times for generations.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be done. Teens simply need more sleep. LA DC NY and more..all on same page here.
https://apnews.com/article/school-start-times-pandemic-be81b0f5cb2b68fad3ce0a22dfd8ac1f

It's easy! They can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, they can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, what if they just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

But they could just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

If you want high schools to start later, here's what you need to do: figure out how MCPS can get 160,000 students to school and back, every school day, without putting over 100,000 of them on a school bus. School start times in MCPS are a transportation issue.

No, it's not a transportation issue. It's a scheduling issue. They can rearrange start times, with HS last instead of first.

They considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Nothing precludes them from changing their minds, for [reasons].

This would be the third time in what, ten years? With circumstances that haven't changed? Why do you think that would be a good idea?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teens need more sleep and a later start time would help with that, but it would also disrupt the scheduling of other things, impact family life, and cost the school district money, so it’s not changing any time soon. The kids just have to get through it, the way generations before them did.

My high school started at 8:30. All of the schools started at the same time.

That's nice mee-maw, tell us more about life in rural Kentucky.

Kids were actually mature like adults by middle school & had actual life skills.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be done. Teens simply need more sleep. LA DC NY and more..all on same page here.
https://apnews.com/article/school-start-times-pandemic-be81b0f5cb2b68fad3ce0a22dfd8ac1f

It's easy! They can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, they can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, what if they just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

But they could just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

If you want high schools to start later, here's what you need to do: figure out how MCPS can get 160,000 students to school and back, every school day, without putting over 100,000 of them on a school bus. School start times in MCPS are a transportation issue.

No, it's not a transportation issue. It's a scheduling issue. They can rearrange start times, with HS last instead of first.

They considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Nothing precludes them from changing their minds, for [reasons].

Sure, but none of the factors on the ground have changed. It's still not efficient/possible to triple the bus fleet, and high schoolers still play sports, act in plays, and have afterschool jobs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teens need more sleep and a later start time would help with that, but it would also disrupt the scheduling of other things, impact family life, and cost the school district money, so it’s not changing any time soon. The kids just have to get through it, the way generations before them did.

My high school started at 8:30. All of the schools started at the same time.

That's nice mee-maw, tell us more about life in rural Kentucky.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be done. Teens simply need more sleep. LA DC NY and more..all on same page here.
https://apnews.com/article/school-start-times-pandemic-be81b0f5cb2b68fad3ce0a22dfd8ac1f

It's easy! They can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, they can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, what if they just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

But they could just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

If you want high schools to start later, here's what you need to do: figure out how MCPS can get 160,000 students to school and back, every school day, without putting over 100,000 of them on a school bus. School start times in MCPS are a transportation issue.

No, it's not a transportation issue. It's a scheduling issue. They can rearrange start times, with HS last instead of first.

They considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Nothing precludes them from changing their minds, for [reasons].

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be done. Teens simply need more sleep. LA DC NY and more..all on same page here.
https://apnews.com/article/school-start-times-pandemic-be81b0f5cb2b68fad3ce0a22dfd8ac1f

It's easy! They can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, they can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, what if they just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

But they could just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

If you want high schools to start later, here's what you need to do: figure out how MCPS can get 160,000 students to school and back, every school day, without putting over 100,000 of them on a school bus. School start times in MCPS are a transportation issue.

No, it's not a transportation issue. It's a scheduling issue. They can rearrange start times, with HS last instead of first.

The arguments against that are: afterschool jobs, afterschool sports/clubs, and the significant number of HS-aged kids providing childcare for siblings.

None of that affects me. I just don't like having to get up early so my kid can go to school. The county should adjust to me.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teens need more sleep and a later start time would help with that, but it would also disrupt the scheduling of other things, impact family life, and cost the school district money, so it’s not changing any time soon. The kids just have to get through it, the way generations before them did.

My high school started at 8:30. All of the schools started at the same time.

Imagine the traffic implications to having enough busses on the road to start every single school in MCPS at the exact same time!

Never mind the traffic implications. Imagine the budget implications of having enough school buses and school bus drivers to start every single school in MCPS at the exact same time - with MCPS transporting two-thirds of students by school bus, twice a day.

If we could reduce the number of buses and bus drivers required, for example if more students could safely walk to school, and students who live where public transit is available could use public transit instead, then maybe MCPS could adjust school start times so that high schools and middle schools don't have to start too early, and elementary schools don't have to start too late. Or the other way around.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be done. Teens simply need more sleep. LA DC NY and more..all on same page here.
https://apnews.com/article/school-start-times-pandemic-be81b0f5cb2b68fad3ce0a22dfd8ac1f

It's easy! They can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, they can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, what if they just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

But they could just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

If you want high schools to start later, here's what you need to do: figure out how MCPS can get 160,000 students to school and back, every school day, without putting over 100,000 of them on a school bus. School start times in MCPS are a transportation issue.

No, it's not a transportation issue. It's a scheduling issue. They can rearrange start times, with HS last instead of first.

They considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teens need more sleep and a later start time would help with that, but it would also disrupt the scheduling of other things, impact family life, and cost the school district money, so it’s not changing any time soon. The kids just have to get through it, the way generations before them did.

My high school started at 8:30. All of the schools started at the same time.

Imagine the traffic implications to having enough busses on the road to start every single school in MCPS at the exact same time!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be done. Teens simply need more sleep. LA DC NY and more..all on same page here.
https://apnews.com/article/school-start-times-pandemic-be81b0f5cb2b68fad3ce0a22dfd8ac1f

It's easy! They can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, they can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, what if they just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

But they could just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

If you want high schools to start later, here's what you need to do: figure out how MCPS can get 160,000 students to school and back, every school day, without putting over 100,000 of them on a school bus. School start times in MCPS are a transportation issue.

No, it's not a transportation issue. It's a scheduling issue. They can rearrange start times, with HS last instead of first.

The arguments against that are: afterschool jobs, afterschool sports/clubs, and the significant number of HS-aged kids providing childcare for siblings.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teens need more sleep and a later start time would help with that, but it would also disrupt the scheduling of other things, impact family life, and cost the school district money, so it’s not changing any time soon. The kids just have to get through it, the way generations before them did.

My high school started at 8:30. All of the schools started at the same time.

We don't have the buses for that!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be done. Teens simply need more sleep. LA DC NY and more..all on same page here.
https://apnews.com/article/school-start-times-pandemic-be81b0f5cb2b68fad3ce0a22dfd8ac1f

It's easy! They can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, they can just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

Or, what if they just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

But they could just ... no, they considered that, and decided against it, for [reasons].

If you want high schools to start later, here's what you need to do: figure out how MCPS can get 160,000 students to school and back, every school day, without putting over 100,000 of them on a school bus. School start times in MCPS are a transportation issue.

No, it's not a transportation issue. It's a scheduling issue. They can rearrange start times, with HS last instead of first.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Send your kid to bed earlier.

We just set our clocks forward 2 hours, and it's just like schools are starting later. You should try it.

How did you move your sunrise/sunset along with it? That's a neat trick!