WASHINGTON (WSYX/WTTE) — Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris wants schools to extend open hours until 6 p.m. to help working parents, offering extracurricular activities.
The Family Friendly Schools Act seeks to better align school hours with parents work hours.
The school day would run normally from 8 a.m. and offer additional activities until 6 p.m. with no closures, except for weekends, federal holidays, and emergencies.
“My mother raised my sister and me while working demanding, long hours, said Senator Harris in a press release. So, I know firsthand that, for many working parents, juggling between school schedules and work schedules is a common cause of stress and financial hardship. But this does not have to be the case. My bill provides an innovative solution that will help reduce the burden of child care on working families. It is time we modernize the school schedule to better meet the needs of our students and their families.”
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Who is she expecting to stay and monitor the children during these extended hours?
ReplyDeleteDon't you know it takes a village to raise a child. Trying to get the working man to pay for it
DeleteTHIS B.... H has lost her mind.
ReplyDeleteThis is unbelievable.. Why can’t the kids go to WORK after school like I did from the age of 14..?
ReplyDeleteIts not up to the public to pay babysitting fees after school
ReplyDeleteNot the job of government
ReplyDeleteShe wants to indoctrinate future Democrat voters!
ReplyDeleteThen, she will need to raise taxes.
ReplyDeleteTHAT is ALWAYS the follow-up to EVERY democrat plan.
Just extending the public school daycare hour's.
ReplyDeleteMore burden on taxpayers to be the free babysitters of the lovely people bearing these children.
ReplyDeleteThey already have subsidized child care. Thru the public schools locally, it is called Stars. There are other programs thru SS that help in other child care facilities as well.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a brilliant legal mind! /sarc!!
Loser US Senator flailing in presidential primary run conceives fabulous PR stunt to keep her disreputable name in the news.
She wants the Congress to dictate how long the school day will be. To the best of my knowledge she has no children ever. She was too busy advancing her career under Willie Brown to be bothered.
Go back to Canada, India or Jamaica - your choice.
My thoughts be too -any children? Who's vote is she seeking?
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