Why School Should Start Later

School is the last place a teenager wants to be at. No one likes to wake up at the crack of dawn every morning sit in a desk for seven hours, and learn the facts of life. School is probably the only word that can make any kid cringe at, but recent researchers have learned that having a later school start time can improve major problems students are having. Including, stress, sleep deprivation, mood swings, harmful behavior, and academic skills. In a report it says, ¨ Delaying school start times by one hour improves standardized test scores by at least two percentile, one in math and the other in reading.¨(“ Do Schools begin too early”).

Research shows that kids who get more sleep on school nights automatically improve in all their classes. Even though, it may not seem like kids can improve in just one night, sleep can heal anything, kids that do not get enough sleep during the school year have a good chance of having, depression, attention-deficit, hyperactivity-disorder,
In a report it says, “later start times are associated with reduced television viewing, and increased time spent on homework.” Delaying start times by an hour, increases standardized test by 2 percentile.” (“Do schools begin too early”). It will do everybody good if school boards meet and really discuss how this could help their district. Take, for instance, the case of Wake County, they are the 16th largest school district in the United States with over 146,687 students in all the grades. Wake county has three start times the high school starts at 7:30am, middle school at 8:15am, elementary at 9:15am. The start time change was mentioned and decided by the school board and the transportation department. The changed start times at Wake county has worked for a long time.(“ Do schools begin too