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Originally Posted by Elkyiv
I don't really have a take on this but the one thing that I fail to understand is why the school day isn't better aligned with the typical work day schedule. Especially grades 1-6, where kids aren't able to fend for themselves at home alone.
What full time job permits you to pick up your kid at 2:50 pm? Just odd.
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It's because teachers have consistently voted for fewer instructional hours over the course of every contract negotiation. They don't even work Friday afternoons anymore, which makes it very challenging for people who work.
When my kids were younger, I would pick up my kids and more often than not a couple of their friends, too, when school ended at lunchtime on Fridays. I would then take this gaggle back to my work where I'd sit them in an office so they could veg out and watch TV. Luckily I own the place so I could do this ridiculous arrangement. I also did it for these other kids (one pair of kids had a single working mom with few options and one both parents worked so I helped them). It was nuts, though.