Originally Posted by bluemagic
You wonder if the plan it to make them too busy, and too tired to get into trouble.
Yes. Our school has an extended day (mandatory enrichment classes) for all students that goes until 4 pm (and then some athletes have practice after that!), partly based on research that finds that the time from 2 to 6 pm is when most adolescents get in trouble (after school, but before parents come home from work).

...pronounced like the long vowel and first letter of the alphabet...