Greenwich School Start Time Change: Parents Worry Teachers Influence Student Opinion

GREENWICH, CT- Some parents are worried that teachers are trying to change the opinions of students when it comes to the potential change in start time, especially at the high school.

Board of Education member Gaetane Francis said that she became concerned after hearing from her sons and hearsay from others, according to Greenwich Time.

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Superintendent William McKersie said he heard of a few cases, but didn't think it was a widespread problem.

A recent survey showed that most staff in the school district who participated want to keep the start times the same.

School Bus Consultants came up with seven options. Currently the high school starts at 7:30 a.m., middle schools at 7:45, early elementary schools at 8:15 and late elementary schools at 8:45.

Options would change the high school start time anywhere from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Middle school start time proposals are from 7:45 to 9:30 and elementary school would be 7:30 and 9:45.

The various options come with different additional costs. The cheapest would cost the district an additional $180,000 and the most expensive would be $1.62 million. Certain proposals would necessitate a greater number of additional buses.

Read the full Greenwich Time story here.