I am a student at West High School. I would like to address the topic of extending school hours.
I don't think that extending school hours is a very good idea. For one thing, kids are too tired by the end of the day. Extending the school hours will have everyone in worse shape. Also, sometimes the teachers finish their lesson before scheduled time and give you free time. Imagine what would happen with more school hours. You can tell that the teachers also get tired, and the kids wouldn't have as much time to finish their homework.Lots of kids like to get home and get their homework overwith so they can have time to other things. Some might say that the "other things" that the kids will do is get involved in gangs and get into trouble. You never know if that's what will happen. Not every kid wants to do something like that in life.
I did a poll, and 4 out of 5 students said that they would rather have the school hours stay as they are.
So I think that the school board really should consider this issue carefully.
Dominique Razon
Salt Lake City