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Re:New California law requires high schools to start later by alistairSH on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:41PM (#31952549)
We’re talking about a pretty small window of time. 2 hours at most. And a kid who’s going to willfully skip school is going to do so whether or not school starts at 8:30 instead of 7:30.

In most cases, this should work out better for parents. With elementary school starting latest (as was the norm in many places a decade ago), the little kids end up in pre-care AND after-care. Now, they’ll start earlier, possibly avoiding pre-care.

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Re:New California law requires high schools to start later by freedomben on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:45PM (#31952606)
Two hours is plenty of time for mischief, and skipping school isn't the concern. Source: Made a lot of mischief in my youth.
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Re:New California law requires high schools to start later by alistairSH on Friday July 01, 2022 @05:07PM (#31952950)
Sure, but you probably would have gotten up to mischief regardless of the first bell. And in the case of the morning, would you choose mischief or an extra hour of sleep? Just a guess, but I bet most kids take the sleep.
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