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Dracut School Committee tables plan to shift school start times after split survey and bus concerns
Summary
After a presentation and public comment, the Dracut School Committee voted to table a proposal to move all school start times 30 minutes later. Committee members cited mixed survey results, bus-driver shortages and childcare concerns; the administration had recommended a 30-minute districtwide shift as the only financially feasible option.
The Dracut School Committee voted to table consideration of changing school start times after a week of presentations, a district survey and extended public comment.
Superintendent Steven presented the district's analysis and recommended a 30-minute later start for all schools as the only financially and operationally viable option under current constraints. "Given our financial and operational constraints, the only option available to the district ' is to push start times back completely by 30 minutes for all six schools," Superintendent Steven said during the presentation, citing bus costs and districtwide logistics.
The recommendation followed a district survey that collected roughly 1,260 responses, including 277 staff, 313 students (grades 8 '11) and 670…
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