As a working parent these hours are tough I agree with having a later start time if they need to save money.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Current research supports the exact opposite change. Disappointing our leaders are not heading this best practice information
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Anonymous
8 years ago
This is an awful idea. Children need their sleep, especially when some kids activities don't end til 9-10 in the evening.
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Barb Ambury
8 years ago
This proposal is not a good one. Why is the school board proposing to make this change. Kids will be tired. They need to make realistic changes and this is NOT one of them
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Anthony wareham
8 years ago
How dumb you gotta be to do this too kids
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Corinna
8 years ago
It will be very hard for these kids to start at 7:50 am hghschools start later why is elementary starting earlier.
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Kristina Gray
8 years ago
This is crazy. Kids need more sleep as they get towards teen years & sports activities get later (practice/games) in the evening. Please change this back or opt for an even later start time. Thanks.
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Wendi Skretting
8 years ago
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Expecting a child to get up and be ready this early in the morning is rediculous. Kids have evening activities that also build them into amazing people so they can’t give these up just to get to bed early for a rediculous start time like this.
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Sheilagh Gaboury
8 years ago
They did the same thing at Good Sheperd School and the new hours are really tough for working parents.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Signing as a concerned parent/grandparent for students attending St Martha.
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Brian Geislinger
8 years ago
Our daughter attends this school and we strongly disagree with this change. For primary school children, transportation safety needs to be considered as later start times are safer for children waiting for buses or walking to school. For middle-school children, the evidence in favour of later start times is overwhelming. https://schoolstarttime.org/ School budgets should not take priority over children’s safety and maximizing learning opportunities.
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Jeff hillaby
8 years ago
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As an educator, I know that the research indicates earlier start times has a negative impact on learning.
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Lisa McKenzie
8 years ago
Is this in the best interest of the students?? I think not. Just looking to save a few $$. Ridiculous.
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Cathy Chaffman
8 years ago
Too early for families!!!
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Wendy
8 years ago
This is crazy early. If you change times make it later. Kids cannot function at this hour this also makes childcare harder for parents.
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Jane Shenkarek
8 years ago
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This will be a serious detriment to our special needs son + typical child who will now be required to take the bus by 7:30 AM. Absolutely ridiculous for elementary aged children.
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Angeline Schmidt
8 years ago
Please don’t make the school hours earlier!
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Amanda Holly
8 years ago
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Our school already adjusted the start time a few years go when fter Bessie Nichols opened and people complained the traffic was to contested in the mornings. Leave the times alone. Adolescent children have a hard enough time functioning at 815am. It has been proven thier brains do not fully function until about 10am
As a working parent these hours are tough I agree with having a later start time if they need to save money.
Current research supports the exact opposite change. Disappointing our leaders are not heading this best practice information
This is an awful idea. Children need their sleep, especially when some kids activities don't end til 9-10 in the evening.
This proposal is not a good one. Why is the school board proposing to make this change. Kids will be tired. They need to make realistic changes and this is NOT one of them
How dumb you gotta be to do this too kids
It will be very hard for these kids to start at 7:50 am hghschools start later why is elementary starting earlier.
This is crazy. Kids need more sleep as they get towards teen years & sports activities get later (practice/games) in the evening. Please change this back or opt for an even later start time. Thanks.
Expecting a child to get up and be ready this early in the morning is rediculous. Kids have evening activities that also build them into amazing people so they can’t give these up just to get to bed early for a rediculous start time like this.
They did the same thing at Good Sheperd School and the new hours are really tough for working parents.
Signing as a concerned parent/grandparent for students attending St Martha.
Our daughter attends this school and we strongly disagree with this change. For primary school children, transportation safety needs to be considered as later start times are safer for children waiting for buses or walking to school. For middle-school children, the evidence in favour of later start times is overwhelming. https://schoolstarttime.org/ School budgets should not take priority over children’s safety and maximizing learning opportunities.
As an educator, I know that the research indicates earlier start times has a negative impact on learning.
Is this in the best interest of the students?? I think not. Just looking to save a few $$. Ridiculous.
Too early for families!!!
This is crazy early. If you change times make it later. Kids cannot function at this hour this also makes childcare harder for parents.
This will be a serious detriment to our special needs son + typical child who will now be required to take the bus by 7:30 AM. Absolutely ridiculous for elementary aged children.
Please don’t make the school hours earlier!
Our school already adjusted the start time a few years go when fter Bessie Nichols opened and people complained the traffic was to contested in the mornings. Leave the times alone. Adolescent children have a hard enough time functioning at 815am. It has been proven thier brains do not fully function until about 10am