MPS board approves earlier start time for students next school year [Video]

KRISTIN, THEY DID WEIGH IN. DIANA. PARENTS AND TEACHERS WEIGHED IN TONIGHT. THEY HAD THEIR FRUSTRATIONS AND THEIR VOICES HEARD, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BEFORE THIS PROPOSAL. AND THAT’S CREATING FRUSTRATION AMONG THE ADULTS THAT WERE INSIDE THIS MEETING. IT’S A LOT OF INFORMATION WITH THIS PROPOSAL. WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO EXPLAIN IT AS SIMPLY AS POSSIBLE. SO MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THEY WORK ON A THREE TIER SYSTEM. THIS CHANGE AFFECTS TIER ONE, WHICH IS SCHOOLS THAT START AT 725 NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THEY’RE GOING TO START THE CHANGE IN SCHOOLS WILL START TEN MINUTES EARLIER AT 715. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SAY THIS CHANGE IS BECAUSE OF SOME STUDENTS BEING LATE TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO ALLOW BUSSES MORE TIME BETWEEN DROP OFFS SO ALL STUDENTS CAN MAKE IT TO SCHOOL ON TIME. THE EARLIEST BUS PICK UP TIME IS 640 IN …