Greenwich Start Time Discussion Heats Up

Editor's note: We previously ran this story, but here it is again in case you missed it.

GREENWICH, CT- Some members of the Board of Education are unhappy with the perceived bias of some start-time committee members.

Board member Peter Bernstein said he wanted residents to come out to the committee meetings and give their opinions, but didn’t want them to be coached by committee members on what to say, according to Greenwich Time.

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Some members of the panel have declared their opinion on start time changes.Superintendent of Schools William McKersie said committee members can express their own opinions, but not present them as the views of the entire committee.

McKersie will make his recommendation on school schedules in about a month.

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.