Dear members of the school board, I strongly feel that the school
             day needs to end one hour shorter for students in North Carolina. I feel
             this way simply because students would be able to get home, clean the
             house, and go to sleep at an earlier time.
             Everyone wants to get home sooner. Sitting around school all day is
             extremely boring. Everyone is always dying to get home, and if school got
             out an hour earlier, students would get home an hour earlier. Instead of
             getting home at four o' clock, students would get home at three o' clock.
             Also, they would be able to concentrate better during the day because they
             would not feel quite as anxious to get home, allowing them to do better in
             The second reason school should dismiss at two o' clock instead of
             three is that it would make home life less stressful. Students could help
             out around the house longer before their parents got home. Instead of
             getting home two hours before parents, they could get home three hours
             before parents. Then they could clean up the house before their parents
             got home. In return, their parents would be very happy, making everyone
             feel less stressed. The less stressful a home life, the better a student
             The final reason school should be an hour shorter is that students
             would be able to go to sleep an hour sooner. If students go to sleep an
             hour sooner, they will be able to sleep an hour longer. The more sleep
             students get, the more relaxed they feel. The more relaxed students feel,
             the better able they concentrate. The better students can concentrate, the
             better they will be able to do in school.
             As one can very well see, this all links back to one thing. If school
             would end an hour earlier, students would be able to perform better
             academically in school. School is all about success anyway, is it not?
             Therefore, in my opinion, school should most definitely end an hour
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