Many student-centered activities (homecoming week, pep rallies, releasing students from classes to buy some fundraising product, disrupt instructional time. Concerning “extended” lunches, many teachers work through lunch most days and often have to give up planning time to cover for other teachers. If you figure how much personal time they spend on non-instructional/academic activity (conferences, training, meetings, working concession stands and ticket gates, dances, sponsoring clubs,, tutoring, calling parents, etc.), you’d find their salaries are ridiculously low, and Florida teacher pay is near the bottom in the country. In the final analysis taxpayers are getting more than they pay for. No wonder there’s a teacher shortage.