• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    it was chosen to match parents work schedule

    I can’t find a good source, but from what I’ve seen its actually student work schedules that dictate school start times.

    Elementary and Middle Schools tend to start much later in the day (in part to conserve buses). But local Chambers of Commerce and Rotary Club groups will often lobby for earlier high school start times so that students are out of school in time for a 5pm work shift.

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      18 hours ago

      In some countries the school start at 6.30 AM so that parents can take their children to school before they start work at 8 AM.