The Brief
- Pinellas County school leaders are considering new start times for three high schools and Largo Middle School.
- Largo Middle students could start more than two hours earlier to align with high school bus routes.
- District leaders say the changes are designed to improve transportation efficiency and combine bus runs.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Pinellas County school board members are considering proposed changes to start and release times at three high schools and one middle school.
Under the proposal, St. Pete High School and Dunedin High School would both start at 7:45 a.m. Largo High School would start at 7:35 a.m.
The most significant change would impact Largo Middle School, where students could start at 7:25 a.m. instead of the current 9:40 a.m. bell time. That would move the school day more than two hours earlier.…