New Canaan Start Times - Sleep Equity for All Children
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Anonymous
6 years ago
There is a petition of 500 HS kids opposed
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Anonymous
6 years ago
Please keep the times the way they are. Changing them won’t make any difference
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stephanie solomon
6 years ago
With two working parents, this timing is going to significantly cut back on the time we spend with them, not to mention impact their sleep. There must be a more moderate solution!
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Gina Lytle
6 years ago
I am completely against the change... as an educator and a parent. I have three children in three different schools. I make sure my children are in bed at a decent time, technology off and getting adequate sleep. I don't over program them either which allows them to have time to breathe during the week and on the weekends. Changing the times will disrupt many families on many levels. My high schooler along with many other teens are completely against this change. Their comment is, "School will begin later and students will go to bed later." Defeating the purpose but sadly this is indeed what will happen.
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Lisa
6 years ago
I do not like the options set fourth so I am against the change
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cameron murphy
6 years ago
it isn’t helpful to the students to move back the starting times
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Alexandra Sullivan
6 years ago
Taking sleep from one group of kids to give to another makes no sense. Do better.
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Rich Bulan
6 years ago
As the girls uce hockey coach at New Canaan High School, the proposed time change would be a major blow to getting ice time for the girls. Starting an hour or more later at achool means our whole afterschool ice achedule would most likely decrease. With four high school teams and various age groups for the local travel teams battling for ice, losing the 2.40 practice timed each day would be disastrous!!!
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Gretchen Fedeli
6 years ago
Please keep the start times as they currently are!
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Anonymous
6 years ago
Please keep the start times the same.
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6 years ago
Vhuu
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Lisa Novick
6 years ago
My family would like the high school schedule to remain the same, starting at 7:30 and ending at 2:05
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Sam barlow
6 years ago
keep start times
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Lexie Tully
6 years ago
It would be miserable for athletes. Kids will be up later at night doing homework
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Anonymous
6 years ago
No early start!!! My kids have a tough time as it is with the 9:05 start. A reasonable time change change like an 8:30 start is feasible —. An 80 minute earlier start time is not practical or reasonable!
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bella
6 years ago
sports will be too late
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Corrie Turner
6 years ago
There has to be a solution that allows young elementary school aged children to begin school after 8:00am and have older children responsible to getting the sleep needed to start school at their timing while also accounting for the schedules of working families. I don’t feel my Kindergarten aged child should be outside waiting for the bus at 7:20 and be awake significantly earlier than they are today. That would require waking my children with an alarm and rushing them out the door, sometimes when the sun is barely up.
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Anna Boland
6 years ago
Please leave times as they are. Save lots of money!! With kids who have after school activities the new times would mean they get home even later. I agree with everyone else.
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Robin Russell
6 years ago
The kids don't want the change. The surveys all done by the District were clear - keep it the same. We need to LOWER spending. We haven't even hit the next recession.
There is a petition of 500 HS kids opposed
Please keep the times the way they are. Changing them won’t make any difference
With two working parents, this timing is going to significantly cut back on the time we spend with them, not to mention impact their sleep. There must be a more moderate solution!
I am completely against the change... as an educator and a parent. I have three children in three different schools. I make sure my children are in bed at a decent time, technology off and getting adequate sleep. I don't over program them either which allows them to have time to breathe during the week and on the weekends. Changing the times will disrupt many families on many levels. My high schooler along with many other teens are completely against this change. Their comment is, "School will begin later and students will go to bed later." Defeating the purpose but sadly this is indeed what will happen.
I do not like the options set fourth so I am against the change
it isn’t helpful to the students to move back the starting times
Taking sleep from one group of kids to give to another makes no sense. Do better.
As the girls uce hockey coach at New Canaan High School, the proposed time change would be a major blow to getting ice time for the girls. Starting an hour or more later at achool means our whole afterschool ice achedule would most likely decrease. With four high school teams and various age groups for the local travel teams battling for ice, losing the 2.40 practice timed each day would be disastrous!!!
Please keep the start times as they currently are!
Please keep the start times the same.
Vhuu
My family would like the high school schedule to remain the same, starting at 7:30 and ending at 2:05
keep start times
It would be miserable for athletes. Kids will be up later at night doing homework
No early start!!! My kids have a tough time as it is with the 9:05 start. A reasonable time change change like an 8:30 start is feasible —. An 80 minute earlier start time is not practical or reasonable!
sports will be too late
There has to be a solution that allows young elementary school aged children to begin school after 8:00am and have older children responsible to getting the sleep needed to start school at their timing while also accounting for the schedules of working families. I don’t feel my Kindergarten aged child should be outside waiting for the bus at 7:20 and be awake significantly earlier than they are today. That would require waking my children with an alarm and rushing them out the door, sometimes when the sun is barely up.
Please leave times as they are. Save lots of money!! With kids who have after school activities the new times would mean they get home even later. I agree with everyone else.
The kids don't want the change. The surveys all done by the District were clear - keep it the same. We need to LOWER spending. We haven't even hit the next recession.
Please keep them the same