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Why Parents Assume Schools Have Good Body Safety & Abuse Prevention Policies—And Why That’s a Problem
Here are the average times kids spend at school:
Kindergarten: Around 15 to 30 hours per week
- Half-day programs: 3–4 hours per day (15–20 hours per week)
- Full-day programs: 6 hours per day (30 hours per week)
Elementary School (Grades 1–5 or 6): Around 30 to 35 hours per week
- Most schools have a 6- to 7-hour school day, five days a week.
That's a lot of time to trust our kids to a school (and system) that we hardly know...
We drop off our kids hoping that they will have a good day, make friends, not be bullied, eat their lunch, have a compassionate teacher, don't get hurt on the playground, get included in team sports, that the teacher makes learning fun, that they don't fall behind academically, or that their school won't ever have to experience a school shooting (a legitimate concern in the U.S.).
And we receive student or school handbooks that cover everything from food allergy policies, anti-bullying policies, fire drills, classroom conduct, lunch schedules, classr...
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