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Should Schools Have Later Start Times Essay

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According to NPR.com, Scientists have proven that past a certain age, regardless of technology being in the bedroom, kids and teens can’t fall asleep until their brain lets them, for some children, that time might be after 10:30pm. Schools should have later start times because later start times positively affect standardized test scores, reduces teenage traffic accidents, and students are proven to have a better overall emotional well being, even though parent schedules may be a problem.. Schools should have later start time for middle school students, for the schools and the students well being. For example, students actually perform worse when sleep deprived, dropping grades, and drop the school’s standardized test scores. With later start times children get more sleep, and children that get more sleep are generally prone to have better grades and overall better test scores. With longer sleep times children wake up with more energy and a better outlook on that day’s activities. Children that have later sleep times are proven to want to go back to school every day, and have a better attitude about learning. Children should have later start times, later …show more content…

Since parents can no longer drop off their kids at school, some students would have no way to get to school. Some students on their way home from school are watched by an older sibling. With later start times It is possible that the older sibling would not get home in time to watch the younger sibling. There are quite easy solutions to these problems, Students could be driven by a friend to school. They could take the bus. Also when students are ready to come home, they could be dropped off at a group, or go home with a friend, until their parents are there to pick them up. There are many solutions to this

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