Pros And Cons Of Extending School Hours

I strongly disagree with the Dickenson County School Board extending each school day by one and a half hours. I do not feel as if extending school hours will benefit students or staff. An extension of hours will cause students and staff to become more fatigued. Students and staff may not have enough time for socializing or other activities. Plus, regular school days contain enough hours already. The school board must consider all of the negative effects adding hours can cause before making a decision. Before making a final decision the school board must also weigh the pros and cons to keep from making an inadequate decision. First, extending school hours by one and a half hours will make students and staff more fatigued. Extending school hours and staying a longer amount of time can overexert students and staff physically and mentally. The more time students and staff have to stay at school the more work they will have to complete. Also, the longer the school day the more work they will worry about. For instance, the more time spent working the more worn out students and staff will be. Plus, some students and staff already stay after school to work extended hours. This will only give them more work to do an an even longer day.

For example, students will not have time for sports if school hours are extended. In comparison, students and staff will not have an ample amount of time to socialize like they do now. If school hours were to be extended that can take away student’s and staff’s social life during the week and only leave them the weekend to socialize. On the other hand, staff members have families they may need to get home to. With extended hours they can possibly get stuck working later than normal. This causes staff to not get to spend that time with their