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In the News: Longer day may be too much, parents say
January 24, 2012
By: Cassandra West

Some parents are speaking out, forming groups, drafting petitions and setting up Facebook pages to call on CPS to rethink the 7.5 hour extended day, which they say is making their children physically and mentally exhausted, the Tribune reports.

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