On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:26:41 +0100, Pooh Bear
wrote:
>
>RJ wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:56:52 GMT, sechumlib
>> wrote:
>>
>> >RJ wrote:
>> >
>> >> Elementary school in this town begins before 8AM, but the kids are
>> >> home by 2:30. There is plenty of room in that schedule for the entire
>> >> operation to be done during daylight, even on the shortest day of the
>> >> year.
>> >
>> >And if that town were in my location, and were on DST all year, classes
>> >would start before 8:00 which would be before 7:00 by "sun time". It
>> >would DEFINITELY be dark while the kids were waiting on the street for
>> >the school bus.
>>
>> Here is a radical thought: start school a little later.
>>
>> RJ
>
>This seems to be a common theme.
>
>I'm puzzled why schools in the USA have different hours depending on the age
>group they're teaching. In winter, the staggered hours will simply ensure the
>almost impossibility of both arriving and leaving in daylight.
It's at least partly because most school systems provide school
buses to transport the children, and staggered schedules for the
three levels of schooling means (A) only one set of buses need be
purchased and (B) the drivers can be fully utilized without
hiring a different set of drivers for each level.
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