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chollida1 on March 16, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savin...

It's not that simple. Alot of highschool aged kids need to work to save for college or just to feed their families.

Starting school later sound good if you live a very privileged life, but makes life impossible if you need to leave a 3 to work.

Siira on March 18, 2022 [–]

Make the last class optional to attend. It’s not like people learn anything of worth in classes.

plinkplink on March 18, 2022 | [–]

If a high school class was optional to attend, that class would not be attended. Your solution instantly becomes "cancel the last class of the day."

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