Start High School Later in Chesterfield County, Virginia
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Samantha McMillian
10 years ago
I have been teaching for 25 years. I taught in Henrico for 4 years where they have been on the flipped schedule and elementary students in my classes performed so much better in the areas of math and reading than students in my classes in Chesterfield on a day to day basis. They get up earlier and have more energy early in the morning. Elementary students tucker out after 1:00 pm so it was a good fit. My son had to be at the driveway by 6:15 am when he was in high school at Cosby. It meant that he never got more than 4 to 6 hours of sleep. Henrico schools are putting their students academics and health first by doing what medical specialists and educational research has been saying for years. Elementary early and High School late.
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Brenda Sumrell
10 years ago
I am been reading the articles on this subject and feel strongly that students should not be expected to rise so early in the morning to attend school. It bothers me to think my grandchildren wait for a school bus in the dark of morn.
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Cathy Lamantia
10 years ago
In memory of Ryan Williamson , TDHS class of 2017
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Lisa Bebko
10 years ago
Please change high school and middle school start times to after 8am.
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Korina Langlie
10 years ago
Science has proven time and again that it's the right thing to do for our kids!
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Patrick Mazzeo
10 years ago
I strongly and fully support this initiative. My grandchildren reside and attend school in Chesterfield County, VA and I believe that this cause is important to their welfare in many ways
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Reynolds Short
10 years ago
I have researched this too and am willing to sign this petition
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william elder
10 years ago
make it happen....test scores will improve, safety of children and teachers will increase, behaviors will decrease and also bus safety will be better...
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Beth-Ann Sheehan
10 years ago
Let's get this done ....
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Susan Moss
10 years ago
Emily really need to look at the medical statistics on pushing back our school's start times!
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Laura Heller
10 years ago
Please do this as soon as you can - this will be a positive change for every student in the county. We need to do this now!
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Mark Bender
10 years ago
Please do this before redistricting! Start times are an easily solvable problem. Redistricting will be frought with controversy, and is not even projected to be completed until 2019-2020, using the most optimistic estimates. An entire cohort of high school and middle school students should not have to graduate before we address this issue!
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10 years ago
CCPS, this change makes so much sense. Please make it happen sooner rather than later!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
As a former Chesterfield Co student I strongly support this reform.
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Delia B
10 years ago
This change is so important to help our children learn. Given all the science, I don't understand why CCPS hasn't already made this change. Can we put a price tag on one child being in a car wreck?
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E Bender
10 years ago
How can CCPS know that teens in their county have 30% more accidents than teens in Henrico, and not fix this problem immediately?
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Start High School Later in Chesterfield
· petition starter
10 years ago
This is not a petition about a snow day. This is about school start time in general. Your signature has been deleted. If you are interested in school start times in general, we hope you read the petition and sign.
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Glenda Edmonds
10 years ago
My road has nothing but ice
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Start High School Later in Chesterfield
· petition starter
10 years ago
This is an urgent issue for the health and safety of our community. Please make a change by 2017.
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Start High School Later in Chesterfield
· petition starter
10 years ago
This petition is not about snow days. Your signature has been deleted. If you are interested in start times in general, we hope you sign our petition.
I have been teaching for 25 years. I taught in Henrico for 4 years where they have been on the flipped schedule and elementary students in my classes performed so much better in the areas of math and reading than students in my classes in Chesterfield on a day to day basis. They get up earlier and have more energy early in the morning. Elementary students tucker out after 1:00 pm so it was a good fit. My son had to be at the driveway by 6:15 am when he was in high school at Cosby. It meant that he never got more than 4 to 6 hours of sleep. Henrico schools are putting their students academics and health first by doing what medical specialists and educational research has been saying for years. Elementary early and High School late.
I am been reading the articles on this subject and feel strongly that students should not be expected to rise so early in the morning to attend school. It bothers me to think my grandchildren wait for a school bus in the dark of morn.
In memory of Ryan Williamson , TDHS class of 2017
Please change high school and middle school start times to after 8am.
Science has proven time and again that it's the right thing to do for our kids!
I strongly and fully support this initiative. My grandchildren reside and attend school in Chesterfield County, VA and I believe that this cause is important to their welfare in many ways
I have researched this too and am willing to sign this petition
make it happen....test scores will improve, safety of children and teachers will increase, behaviors will decrease and also bus safety will be better...
Let's get this done ....
Emily really need to look at the medical statistics on pushing back our school's start times!
Please do this as soon as you can - this will be a positive change for every student in the county. We need to do this now!
Please do this before redistricting! Start times are an easily solvable problem. Redistricting will be frought with controversy, and is not even projected to be completed until 2019-2020, using the most optimistic estimates. An entire cohort of high school and middle school students should not have to graduate before we address this issue!
CCPS, this change makes so much sense. Please make it happen sooner rather than later!
As a former Chesterfield Co student I strongly support this reform.
This change is so important to help our children learn. Given all the science, I don't understand why CCPS hasn't already made this change. Can we put a price tag on one child being in a car wreck?
How can CCPS know that teens in their county have 30% more accidents than teens in Henrico, and not fix this problem immediately?
This is not a petition about a snow day. This is about school start time in general. Your signature has been deleted. If you are interested in school start times in general, we hope you read the petition and sign.
My road has nothing but ice
This is an urgent issue for the health and safety of our community. Please make a change by 2017.
This petition is not about snow days. Your signature has been deleted. If you are interested in start times in general, we hope you sign our petition.