U.S. Bill H.R.69 introduced – To make daylight savings time permanent

Re:U.S. Bill H.R.69 introduced – To make daylight savings ti... by crazygringo on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:51PM (#25648436)

For elementary school students sure, but not for high school students.

If you're 13 you're entirely capable of waiting at home for the school bus after your parents have already left for work, no?

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Re:U.S. Bill H.R.69 introduced – To make daylight savings ti... by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:57PM (#25648516)

Part of the problem is, a lot of districts need to stagger the start times of early/middle/high school, because the same buses are used for multiple groups of kids. So they can't all just show up at 8:30 or whatever is most convenient for parents.

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Re:U.S. Bill H.R.69 introduced – To make daylight savings ti... by crazygringo on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @05:24PM (#25652032)

That's actually part of the solution.

Where I grew up in upstate NY -- and I believe commonly across the US -- the buses go out first for middle/high school students, then go back out a second time for elementary students.

The solution is just to swap them! Elementary school kids wake up early naturally anyways and need parental supervision. Get them out of the house by 7:30 so parents can leave for work earlier, and your high schoolers sleep more and grab the 9:00 bus instead.

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