Skip to content
News
Link copied to clipboard
Link copied to clipboard

Philly wants to change some schools’ schedules by as much as 2 hours. People are up in arms.

“For some of these kids that have to travel really far, these earlier start times are just adding to the opportunity gap that exists within our school district," said teacher Clarice Brazas.

Spurred by concerns about transportation and a nationwide bus driver shortage, the hastily announced school start and end time changes affect nearly every school in the 120,000-student Philadelphia School District.
Spurred by concerns about transportation and a nationwide bus driver shortage, the hastily announced school start and end time changes affect nearly every school in the 120,000-student Philadelphia School District.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer