Burnaby's district parent advisory council said siblings could end up with different school schedules, leading to stress and possible safety issues if schedule changes go ahead.
Burnaby parents are worried about local high schools adding an extra block to the school day and staggering student schedules to address overcrowding.
DPAC is worried schedule changes could create stress and possible safety issues for families with multiple children because they might have different school start and end times, according to Parmar. "Will the sense of school community, connection, and friendships be negatively impacted as students/teachers/staff have different start/end/lunch times?" Parmar asked.
Adding an extra block to the school day and staggering schedules was not the only option the district considered to address overcrowding, according to Parmar.
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