[ForHackernews]

In the USA, school schedules are at least partially dictated by after-school sports. Classes need to end early enough that teams can practice in daylight.

[WarOnPrivacy]

Another argument for the separation of Sport and State.

[deviantfero]

Yeah we had those too, sun goes down at around 6pm all year round here though, training would take place 3pm - 5pm for extracurricular activities