Camden County Schools Start Classes on Friday

A new school year gets underway August 1 in Camden County with one of the earliest start dates for schools on the First Coast.

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goldshellback Joined: Feb 29, 2008 Comments: 32 Pensacola, FL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Aug 4, 2008 Question: Why did our School Board decide to start and end our Elementary, middle, and High School's day in the order they did? Elemantary school day ends about 2:30, Middle school's day ends around 2:50, and the High School's day is over at 3:10. I thought (and this is just me) it'd make more sense to have the older kids home first to faciliate taking care of the younger children to assist the working parents out there.
feelthflo Joined: May 26, 2007 Comments: 97 st marys ga ISP Location: AOL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 Aug 4, 2008 yes i agree fully it screwed up my work schedule. I depend on my oldest to be with my younger ones while we work. I guess they want us to pay for after school and daycare. Come ont hey need to change this, to help the parents out.
pethrift Joined: Jun 12, 2008 Comments: 48 Kingsland, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 Aug 4, 2008 goldshellback wrote: Question: Why did our School Board decide to start and end our Elementary, middle, and High School's day in the order they did? Elemantary school day ends about 2:30, Middle school's day ends around 2:50, and the High School's day is over at 3:10. I thought (and this is just me) it'd make more sense to have the older kids home first to faciliate taking care of the younger children to assist the working parents out there. The time that school ends is not the decision of the County, it is a state mandate.
concerned_taxpay er Pensacola, FL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 Aug 4, 2008 Judged: 2 1 pethrift wrote: <quoted text> The time that school ends is not the decision of the County, it is a state mandate. The state does not mandate start and stop times; only required instructional time. If you go to the state website: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ you will find that under rules. The school system changed the start stop times to try to "fix" the bus driver issue, but as stated by others only created more problems. They have also caused the bus system to violate the GA guidance that students should only walk up to 1/2 mile to a bus stop. The school system needs to find a knowledgeable person to run the transportation system.
Terry Saint Marys, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 Aug 4, 2008 Judged: 2 2 1 Hell it doesn't make any difference when they do you people will bitch no matter what.
Edward Saint Marys, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 Aug 4, 2008 Judged: 1 1 1 Terry wrote: Hell it doesn't make any difference when they do you people will bitch no m atter what. You couldn't please some people if you hung them with a gold rope.
ashamed in Camden Joined: Jul 29, 2008 Comments: 21 Saint Marys, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #7 Aug 4, 2008 Judged: 1 1 I wonder how many of the school board members have small children that need day care or extended care programs? If it does not affect them what do they care anyway !!!!!!!
goldshellback Joined: Feb 29, 2008 Comments: 32 Kingsland, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #8 Aug 4, 2008 Judged: 2 2 concerned_taxpayer wrote: <quoted text> The state does not mandate start and stop times; only required instructional time. If you go to the state website: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ you will find that under rules. The school system changed the start stop times to try to "fix" the bus driver issue, but as stated by others only created more problems. They have also caused the bus system to violate the GA guidance that students should only walk up to 1/2 mile to a bus stop. The school system needs to find a knowledgeable person to run the transportation system. Roger that.I heard it was a bus issue but your right, someone dedicated to school transportation needs to be brought in.
person Saint Marys, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #9 Aug 5, 2008 Judged: 1 they changed it to reduce fuel costs. With the new schedules they make 25% less bus trips and can offer the bus drivers better pay because they get more routes. The bus employees stated that pay was the major reason for the high turnover rate, which in turn costs more money. Call Mr. Stewart, who is in charge of school transportation, or look up the article in the T&G they wrote about it in late May when this was decided. They provided details of the reasons for this change.
feelthflo Joined: May 26, 2007 Comments: 97 st marys ga ISP Location: Kingsland, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #10 Aug 5, 2008 Judged: 1 1 1 it sucks for me now cause i will have to find overnight work i guess. cause i cant afford childcare. thanks
concerned_taxpay er Pensacola, FL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #11 Aug 6, 2008 Edward wrote: <quoted text> You couldn't please some people if you hung them with a gold rope. I love this expression, but my kids don't. I've always heard it with a "new rope"; since you have a gold rope you probably work for the county schools since they have increased their budget about 12% with a decreasing student population.

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