Seattle Public Schools Student-Athlete Transportation Improvement
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Jim Williams
9 years ago
Let's keep academics and athletics in the lives of our children. Solve this transportation issue, so our kids can stay in the class room and participate on school teams.
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Gustavo Triandos
9 years ago
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The sleep studies used to rationalize the school start time change may be valid, but employed in isolation those changes have caused issues because other parts of the system were not changed. Kids missing more school, higher transportation costs for charters, unreliable charter service, late arrival at competitions, and administrative overhead were all avoidable. Additionally the football team had to rent lights (saw them delivered yesterday) that are inadequate and expensive, but better than pitch dark. Rumors of an additional 20 minutes added to the day next year are equally concerning - hopefully any extra time will be added to the 'zero' period and not to the end of the day.
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Nicole Harmon
9 years ago
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It is already a challenge for student athletes to complete their homework when participating in a sport after school. When students miss a large portion of their classes due to insufficient transportation, they are not getting the proper education to complete their tasks assigned by the teachers.
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Colleen Kennelly
9 years ago
I strongly support this petition!!! Releasing athletes 3 hours early for a sporting event is not really feasible, kids can't miss that much school time.
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Samy Elangovan
9 years ago
Change of school start and end times was totally unnecessary and it did actually make things worse than help, in my opinion. And the fact that it creates class-athletic activities schedule conflict is really bothering.
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Jeff Williamson
9 years ago
This issue needs to be addressed asap.
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Jayson lacktrup
9 years ago
The kids should have a bus that takes them to their events. This should be something that is easy to take care of.
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Paul Iremonger
9 years ago
A problem has been identified regarding academics being negatively affected for student athletes.
Lets correct it.
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Christopher Medina
9 years ago
Outrageous that players would be forced to leave that early. To the district I say fix this gross oversight asap or be faced with litigation.
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Kasey Downing
9 years ago
SPS please get it together for the sake of our kids!
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Rob Rose-Leigh
9 years ago
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Please find a way to provide transportation for our students. Having them drive themselves and others opens the district to potential liabilities and law suits should accidents or other things occur.
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Kim Fergus
9 years ago
STUDENT athletes must attend class to be students.
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Robert Bartholomew
9 years ago
We used to have plenty back in the day bring it back
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Clayton Sperry
9 years ago
Please help our student athletes BE student athletes by making their transportation coincide with the school day schedule.
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Kelly Peterson
9 years ago
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Another example of how late start times don't work and another example that you need to FUND transportation SPS! You try to do everything while keeping the number of buses the same - fund the entire process of school and quit doing it with half transportation. Force the state to fund it too. Stop making our students succeed in spite of their district's and state's failing them
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Mikhaila Barg Reudink
9 years ago
Parent of Roosevelt High School Cross Country athlete
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Fred Kelsey
9 years ago
Tough to miss all that school during any year but specifically Junior year!
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Amanda Hansen
9 years ago
Please help our students who are involved in athletics to not suffer academically while participating in athletic events. It is so unfortunate that the SPS did not plan for these kids!
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Robert Hodge
9 years ago
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Making kids miss lunch and 2 classes to compete in WIAA athletics was totally avoidable. Sea. Public Schools clearly didn't think about extracurricular activities, and instead got excited about sleep studies. Late start has been really poorly implemented, and booster orgs and parents have no options. We need to fix this now and not what until next year.
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Tess Chapman
9 years ago
Thank you for paying attention to this important issue.
Let's keep academics and athletics in the lives of our children. Solve this transportation issue, so our kids can stay in the class room and participate on school teams.
The sleep studies used to rationalize the school start time change may be valid, but employed in isolation those changes have caused issues because other parts of the system were not changed. Kids missing more school, higher transportation costs for charters, unreliable charter service, late arrival at competitions, and administrative overhead were all avoidable. Additionally the football team had to rent lights (saw them delivered yesterday) that are inadequate and expensive, but better than pitch dark. Rumors of an additional 20 minutes added to the day next year are equally concerning - hopefully any extra time will be added to the 'zero' period and not to the end of the day.
It is already a challenge for student athletes to complete their homework when participating in a sport after school. When students miss a large portion of their classes due to insufficient transportation, they are not getting the proper education to complete their tasks assigned by the teachers.
I strongly support this petition!!! Releasing athletes 3 hours early for a sporting event is not really feasible, kids can't miss that much school time.
Change of school start and end times was totally unnecessary and it did actually make things worse than help, in my opinion. And the fact that it creates class-athletic activities schedule conflict is really bothering.
This issue needs to be addressed asap.
The kids should have a bus that takes them to their events. This should be something that is easy to take care of.
A problem has been identified regarding academics being negatively affected for student athletes. Lets correct it.
Outrageous that players would be forced to leave that early. To the district I say fix this gross oversight asap or be faced with litigation.
SPS please get it together for the sake of our kids!
Please find a way to provide transportation for our students. Having them drive themselves and others opens the district to potential liabilities and law suits should accidents or other things occur.
STUDENT athletes must attend class to be students.
We used to have plenty back in the day bring it back
Please help our student athletes BE student athletes by making their transportation coincide with the school day schedule.
Another example of how late start times don't work and another example that you need to FUND transportation SPS! You try to do everything while keeping the number of buses the same - fund the entire process of school and quit doing it with half transportation. Force the state to fund it too. Stop making our students succeed in spite of their district's and state's failing them
Parent of Roosevelt High School Cross Country athlete
Tough to miss all that school during any year but specifically Junior year!
Please help our students who are involved in athletics to not suffer academically while participating in athletic events. It is so unfortunate that the SPS did not plan for these kids!
Making kids miss lunch and 2 classes to compete in WIAA athletics was totally avoidable. Sea. Public Schools clearly didn't think about extracurricular activities, and instead got excited about sleep studies. Late start has been really poorly implemented, and booster orgs and parents have no options. We need to fix this now and not what until next year.
Thank you for paying attention to this important issue.