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Education
12:54 pm
Mon February 11, 2013

Belcher has new proposal for Columbia school start times

Chris Belcher
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Chris Belcher

At the Columbia Board of Education meeting tonight, Superintendent Chris Belcher is expected to propose a new plan for school start times.

Instead of high school students starting first at 7:20am, like in previous proposals, Belcher is recommending they begin at 9:00am after the elementary and middle schools. He says research supports his proposal.

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