<story><title>Most states start school too early in the morning</title><url>https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/usa-school-start-times</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>bhpm</author><text>The primary function of state funded K-12 is childcare to enable two parents to work. Unless and until that is not the case, school will start earlier than parents need to be at work. If it started later, that time would be replaced with pre-school care&amp;#x2F;activities.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>beaeglebeached</author><text>Or just legalize &amp;#x27;neglect&amp;#x27; (aka letting school age children be latchkey again without someone constantly lording over them).&lt;p&gt;This bizarre and historically unprecedented scenario where parents simultaneously must both work but be prosecuted for doing so will likely be a blip in history.</text></comment>
<story><title>Most states start school too early in the morning</title><url>https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/usa-school-start-times</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>bhpm</author><text>The primary function of state funded K-12 is childcare to enable two parents to work. Unless and until that is not the case, school will start earlier than parents need to be at work. If it started later, that time would be replaced with pre-school care&amp;#x2F;activities.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>macspoofing</author><text>&amp;gt;The primary function of state funded K-12 is childcare to enable two parents to work.&lt;p&gt;That&amp;#x27;s the PRIMARY function, eh?</text></comment>