The city would also get a virtual monopoly on two-thirds of the fields during after-school hours.

She spent her after-school hours in royal procession from the house of one friend to another.

Look back at the after-school hours of so many musical 12-year-olds.

"We do have security personnel at the high school, and I believe one of their assignments in the after-school hours is the locker room," she said.

But even for children who steer clear of such trouble, the after-school hours can loom long and empty.

Hopefully, your kid will do more productive things with his after-school hours.

But many professionals estimate that children as young as 6 are spending at least part of their after-school hours alone.

And many libraries are adding security guards specifically for the after-school hours.

She sees it as a safe refuge for her 12-year-old son, Justin, during after-school hours.

Ira and his younger brother George spent many after-school hours at the Settlement.