School Isn't Daycare—But We've Made It One: Working Mom Shocked by 70-Hour Week vs. Endless Kid Days Offs

Somehow along the way, some parents decided school is supposed to be daycare for their children. -justmindy 

• Schools must start early enough so parents can get to work on time, and if that isn't enough, they have to provide care as early as 6:00 am and...Schools have to also provide care until 6:00 pm...
• They are basically being raised by an institution with visiting hours with the parents and family...
• It's gone from 'school being a tool to help parents educate their kids' to surrogate parenting institution.