Anonymous wrote:

I don't get this. The school day is the same length and people need childcare coverage regardless of the bell schedule.

Well, I am for the change, but I get this. Many schools have long wait lists for after school SACC (as in YEARS long) and few or no private after care options. An elementary age child younger than grade 5/6, generally can't come home by themselves to an empty house, whereas a MS/HS kid can. It may not be ideal, but it is legel.

But people will need morning childcare...?

Anonymous wrote:Only two middle schools have a later start on the new schedule and only by 10 minutes at the longest. With all the outcry about teens needing more sleep, they overlooked the fact the middle schoolers are in that very same demographic.

Elementary kids can handle an earlier start better physiologically, but parents don't want the daycare hassles. So by all means, let's leave tweens home alone in the afternoons. that's a good age to be unsupervised.

It's only two years. They will manage. But they still got shafted.

"Montrose" switches from 920 to 710. I don't know where that is but that sucks.

I don't get this. The school day is the same length and people need childcare coverage regardless of the bell schedule.

Well, I am for the change, but I get this. Many schools have long wait lists for after school SACC (as in YEARS long) and few or no private after care options. An elementary age child younger than grade 5/6, generally can't come home by themselves to an empty house, whereas a MS/HS kid can. It may not be ideal, but it is legel.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only two middle schools have a later start on the new schedule and only by 10 minutes at the longest. With all the outcry about teens needing more sleep, they overlooked the fact the middle schoolers are in that very same demographic.

Elementary kids can handle an earlier start better physiologically, but parents don't want the daycare hassles. So by all means, let's leave tweens home alone in the afternoons. that's a good age to be unsupervised.

It's only two years. They will manage. But they still got shafted.

2 years as opposed to 4 years. Ideally, all the start times of schools should be better. But you do what you can do.

They could have moved elementary times earlier. Then middle and high schoolers both could have started at a reasonable hour. But the wailing over childcare issues drowned out any productive conversations. (and yes, I work full time and have elementary school kids. I know it would have required some rejiggering of my schedule, but you do what you have to do.)

I don't get this. The school day is the same length and people need childcare coverage regardless of the bell schedule.

The arguments put forth were loud and nonsensical. But effective.

Wow, one middle school on the list went from a 9:20 start time to a 7:10 start time. Ouch.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only two middle schools have a later start on the new schedule and only by 10 minutes at the longest. With all the outcry about teens needing more sleep, they overlooked the fact the middle schoolers are in that very same demographic.

Elementary kids can handle an earlier start better physiologically, but parents don't want the daycare hassles. So by all means, let's leave tweens home alone in the afternoons. that's a good age to be unsupervised.

It's only two years. They will manage. But they still got shafted.

2 years as opposed to 4 years. Ideally, all the start times of schools should be better. But you do what you can do.

They could have moved elementary times earlier. Then middle and high schoolers both could have started at a reasonable hour. But the wailing over childcare issues drowned out any productive conversations. (and yes, I work full time and have elementary school kids. I know it would have required some rejiggering of my schedule, but you do what you have to do.)

I don't get this. The school day is the same length and people need childcare coverage regardless of the bell schedule.

Man, 9:20 just seems so late to start school. Especially on a two hour delay day. They will go straight to lunch!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only two middle schools have a later start on the new schedule and only by 10 minutes at the longest. With all the outcry about teens needing more sleep, they overlooked the fact the middle schoolers are in that very same demographic.

Elementary kids can handle an earlier start better physiologically, but parents don't want the daycare hassles. So by all means, let's leave tweens home alone in the afternoons. that's a good age to be unsupervised.

It's only two years. They will manage. But they still got shafted.

2 years as opposed to 4 years. Ideally, all the start times of schools should be better. But you do what you can do.

They could have moved elementary times earlier. Then middle and high schoolers both could have started at a reasonable hour. But the wailing over childcare issues drowned out any productive conversations. (and yes, I work full time and have elementary school kids. I know it would have required some rejiggering of my schedule, but you do what you have to do.)

Anonymous wrote:Only two middle schools have a later start on the new schedule and only by 10 minutes at the longest. With all the outcry about teens needing more sleep, they overlooked the fact the middle schoolers are in that very same demographic.

Elementary kids can handle an earlier start better physiologically, but parents don't want the daycare hassles. So by all means, let's leave tweens home alone in the afternoons. that's a good age to be unsupervised.

It's only two years. They will manage. But they still got shafted.

2 years as opposed to 4 years. Ideally, all the start times of schools should be better. But you do what you can do.

Only two middle schools have a later start on the new schedule and only by 10 minutes at the longest. With all the outcry about teens needing more sleep, they overlooked the fact the middle schoolers are in that very same demographic.

Elementary kids can handle an earlier start better physiologically, but parents don't want the daycare hassles. So by all means, let's leave tweens home alone in the afternoons. that's a good age to be unsupervised.

It's only two years. They will manage. But they still got shafted.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Middle Schoolers got shafted. Poor kids.

It seems to me that middle schoolers are the exact kids who need LESS time in the afternoon and not more! They are too old for SACC but not old enough to have school sports after school. What options do they have from 2:15 on?

Meanwhile, my elementary kid will get out at 4:00.

The inames are officially running the prison. I miss what Fairfax County used to be.

Inmates not inames...I hate my phone sometimes!

Anonymous wrote:Middle Schoolers got shafted. Poor kids.

It seems to me that middle schoolers are the exact kids who need LESS time in the afternoon and not more! They are too old for SACC but not old enough to have school sports after school. What options do they have from 2:15 on?

Meanwhile, my elementary kid will get out at 4:00.

The inames are officially running the prison. I miss what Fairfax County used to be.

Middle Schoolers got shafted. Poor kids.

Well, my 8th grader is at Frost, so they already started early. She is ecstatic that Woodson will start at 8:10.

Anonymous wrote:Middle Schoolers got shafted. Poor kids.

Mine will have all graduated by next year, but the middle school they went to will actually be starting 10 minutes later than it did when they went, so I think the kids will manage for 2 years.

Middle Schoolers got shafted. Poor kids.