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Opposition to the time change at SOMS AND TZHS

Opposition to the time change at SOMS AND TZHS

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Started by Anonymous 13 years, 7 months ago
We the residents of the South Orangetown community, are opposed to the time change for SOMS and TZHS. This time change poses a safety issue to children that will be left home alone during the morning hours, in order to take on the responsiblity of an adult by making breakfast, locking up the house and getting transportation to school.

Updates

February 2, 2013

The South Orangetown Central School District is still ignoring our concerns while parents continue to reach out with horror stories about their children being left unattended. We are currently organizing a group to confront the school board directly because their silence on this safety crisis is absolutely unacceptable.

February 2, 2013

The school board can no longer ignore this groundswell of outrage against their reckless schedule change. They pushed this plan without regard for our children and now they have to face the community they tried to steamroll.

6 Comments

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Jennifer Marshall
13 years ago Featured

As a working mom this is a nightmare. I cant be in two places at once and my kids need supervision. Leave the schedule how it was.

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David Chapman
13 years ago Featured

not cool. middle schoolers left alone? bad idea.

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Mike Newman
13 years ago Featured

Ridiculous decision. Who thought this was okay? Fixing things that arent broken again.

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Sarah Hale
13 years ago Featured

PLEASE DONT DO THIS. So many parents work early and cant supervise them like this. Think about the safety of these kids.

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Lisa Ingram
13 years ago Featured

My kids arent ready for that kind of responsibility in the morning. This is just asking for trouble.

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Tom McKenzie
13 years ago Featured

Total disaster waiting to happen. The board needs to rethink this whole plan before someone gets hurt.