Fairfax School Board Member Slams Return to Dangerous Early Release Policies Endangering Children
The board member highlighted a study from the 2004-2006 timeframe showing Fairfax had the highest number of latchkey kids due to these policies – 30 per classroom on average. ‘That means children who every day because of early release days went home and there was no adult present to care for them,’ he explained.
In third grade, constant lack of adult supervision prevailed, with no adults in some instances. The policy’s major impetus was eliminated when Mondays previously used for early release were abolished, yet now revived with 12 such days this year – nearly 50 percent of abolished Mondays.
Last year, on-site child care existed for students, especially low-income ones staying after school. Now, deleterious effects plague participants. Data confirms low-income staying home unsupervised, defeating early release’s purpose.
This reversal prioritizes teacher convenience over child safety, a hallmark of failing public education under progressive control. Conservatives argue full instructional days build discipline and achievement, not abbreviated schedules breeding vulnerability to crime and neglect.
Fairfax’s woes mirror Virginia’s education crisis, where woke indoctrination supplants basics. Parents demand accountability, rejecting experiments harming youth. The board member’s frustration echoes widespread parental outrage against unions dictating terms at kids’ expense.
Robust funding demands results: safer schools, better outcomes. Republicans advocate merit-based reforms, parental rights, ending failed experiments. Until supervisors and school leaders prioritize students, Virginia families suffer.
Source: Field reports and eyewitness accounts.
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