The proposed 7:30 am start-time is putting our students’ health and well-being at risk.

Nowhere did the APS survey discuss that a later start time for some (middle and high) schools would equal earlier start times for elementary schools. Our young kids need sleep to thrive in school. We need another solution to our dependance on three school buses.

Our children's education is at jeopardy. Not only is APS proposing an earlier start time for Bandelier but also longer days. These longer days give teachers no time to prepare for classes. No one has told us how this longer day benefits our children.

Teachers are being asked to donate their time to our children.

APS is requesting teachers voluntarily arrive early for drop-off and stay late for pick-up. APS wants a donation from teachers. We need paid teachers to be prepared to welcome our kids to school. The kids should not be arriving at the same time as their teachers. This strain on the teachers could force many of our high quality educators to quit, retire, strike, or return as substitutes rather than full time teachers.

Please sign below to say: No APS, you can do better for our children and our families at Bandelier Elementary. The entire structure of our children’s education should not be affected by lack of convenience.

No start time before 8am and no unpaid teachers.