Do you think that this school, should give students more time to get to school?  

hi cream97 that teacher must not be able to tell time correctly and yes I think the same as you,in this modern time with so much traffic I would think the school could up the time to 8;20 myself as there could be a dozen reasons why kids cannot get there right at 7:45
and all of those reasons legitimate too. Lord thats early for a school, used to be 8 am. when I went to school and 8:20 was the cut off time as we lived a that time in 'South Dakota and in the winter it was not always easy to get through the snow quickly. a note aside, that woman may tell your son that but I do not think he needs to say a word to his teacher as he is there before the cut off time.

i dont think that they may give some extra time but they may allow students if tgey come a bit late because they are calling the roll only at 8:15 and all students coming to class till that time may me marked as present . but if the traffic in your city is that bad they could surely change the timing or else they can arrange some more school bus to overcome this .

Adding a couple minutes would not hurt the school or the students.. If role called doesn't happen until 8:15 then why should he be considered tardy? I can understand that the school has to fit a lot in one school day but whats a couple minutes... Stressing kids out that bad so soon in life is stupid.. They will only be kids for so long, they have the rest of their lives to be an adult.. If teachers need that half an hour to get the kids settled in for class, that is too long in my opinion... Sounds like the problem is the teachers and how they manage their class rooms.. Its their job to get students ready for the future.. also the parents but that's a different discussion.. School is a child's main jobs.. It would sound crazy if a work place demanded all of their employees to be to work an half an hour early just to sit around..

Wow, that is an early start to the school day. We do not start until 9.00am here in Australia.

I think that there should be a little more time given to the students to get there. Why do they need to get there half an hour before the role is called?

At my kids school, they are asked to be there by 8.45am, but if they do not get there until 9.00 or even later, they still do not get into trouble for it. Perhaps as they get into secondary school, the teachers may be a little stricter on that.

Yes I do I think they need way more time because there aare so many students there it is hard to be on time. Have a good day.

That seems a little weird that the school doesn't take attendance when the first bell rings. However, at my school there are a lot of tardies and they result in detentions. The best option is to go on-time, but I see there are obstacles. Maybe a carpool would work well. The school should start around 8:00 in my opinion, but it's not my choice. Good luck to you and your son.

I think thats more then a reasonable amount of time to get to school. Its more then other schools that state one time and that's it. When I was going to school, school started at 8 am sharp. No exceptions.

Since I was a day student, I was often excused when I had PE first thing in the morning. Because I would get to school, and have to run all the way across campus to get to my first class on time. Mind you, I may get there anywhere between ten minutes to two minutes before class offically started.

Students at this school are given half an hour to be in their seats which is more then reasonable for a school students have to commute to every single day.

I am 19 now, and I have always had a hard time with the time school starts. I also don't like how many schools' "drop off" system is worked (how students get dropped off by parents and by bus).
I've always thought school should start at 9- its the same time most parents goto work, so if they get dropped off, parents can go to work in the same trip.

Hi Cream

I think reaching school by 7.45 a.m. is very early, definitely the time has to be changed to 8.30 a.m. so that it would be easier for the children to reach the school in time. If the school management would arrange two more buses for the students other than handicapped children it would be helpful. Our children have to reach to school by 8.30 a.m. even though some children come late, and the late commers are punished, they have to run around the play ground 3 times and attend the classes. Have a nice day.

I think what really matters here is what time the teachers come in. Whether the students come in earlier or tardy, teachers should give good example to them. Even in my daughter's school this thing is happening. So I told my daughter not to be late even if her teacher comes late.