Don't they think anything through out there in LaLa Land? When I was substituting, there were different time schemes at various schools. Some had a 9:30 to 4:00 schedule. I didn't care for it. In the winter, it is too close to sunset and it dismisses the students during commuter traffic, which further adds to how late they get home. The students didn't get more sleep.....a lot stayed up with their technology later. For us early risers, it defines an education nightmare! I get up before 6AM or earlier. I lost 3 hrs of my free time before the day even started. What about students who have to earn some income after school? Will they be more likely to drop out? And, oh, yeah, what about the little darlin's who were smoking funny looking cigarettes and hooking up with their boyfriends/girlfriends in all that free time after their folks left for work and the school day began?
I'm not clever enough to have made this up. Saw it all!