«Accidents most frequently occurred when no parental supervision was present from the time of
school dismissal until the early evening hours, and were most often located mid-block,» said orthopaedic surgery resident and lead study author Alexa J. Karkenny, MD. «Injuries peaked during the warm months and clustered both near schools and bus stops located near schools.
Writing in the Sept. 15 issue of Education Week,
school expert Alfie Kohn describes today's
schools as institutions in which students «count off the hours remaining
until dismissal, the days
until the weekend, the weeks
until vacation.»
A very short hand version of a typical visitation order (assuming both spouses reside within 100 miles) is as follows: the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Friday of every month from Friday (beginning at either
school dismissal or 6:00 p.m.)
until the following Sunday at 6:00 p.m., every Thursday beginning at either
school dismissal or 6:00 p.m. and ending either at 8:00 p.m. that night or when
school resumes the following morning), as well as 30 days in the Summer, and additional visitation periods for Spring Break, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, depending on whether it an odd or even numbered year.