Hatunen wrote:
> 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.
I understand the apparent conflict here.
Bigger buses though would require fewer drivers and hence *reduce* costs !
Graham
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