Board of Education creates work group to study school start times

The Frederick County Board of Education on Wednesday voted 4-3 to create a work group to explore options to modify school start times, which may include the possibility of switching which grade levels start first. The work group will be set by Jan. 1, 2025, and will be tasked with creating a plan wherein no FCPS school starts before 8 a.m. by the 2029-30 school year. Currently, most of FCPS high schools start at 7:30 a.m., middle schools start at 8 a.m. and elementary schools start at 9 a.m.