Bad Habits Of Late Start School

Irresponsible. Scrambled. Bad habits. These are all feelings people will have if late start comes. With late start, students will feel no need to go to bed early anymore if school is has a later start, which is irresponsible of students. After school gets out students will feel “scrambled” to get to practice or a club since school gets out later. So, irresponsibility and feeling scrambled are all bad habits. Kids should not start these “habits” at this age. Late start school with have students feeling like they are creating bad habits, and there will be less time afterschool.
Late start school will affect after school activities. Students will have less time to have sports practices. Coaches of teams will fight for gym or field times for practices. Students may have religious classes. If they have church at 3:00, then they may have to miss school if they are serious about their religion. Students may have homework and practices in one night. Their schedule will just become busier.
Bus transportation and cars will not be as efficient with late start being here. School Districts want all
Getting an extra 45 minutes of sleep will help students’ test scores and attendance. Heather Macintosh of start school later, a non profit organization, says”They’re happier, they get better grades, and their bodies are healthier.” Although teens will get more sleep with late start, students may just think if school is later they can go to bed later. When it’s around 9:30 or 10:00, a student will just figure that they can go to bed at 11:30 since school won’t start as early. In” Eight Major Obstacles of Late Start” it talks about after school activities. So, if a student has practice for a team from 5:00 to 7:30, since school gets out later, then they will get home at around 8:00. Then they have to eat and barely finish homework. By that time it’s around 10:00. The students schedule is busier, so that student isn’t