Persuasive Essay: Why Should School Start Later?

BEEP BEEP goes the super loud explosion sound of you alarm clock. I think school should start later because it fits into the schedule. The schedule can improve the person sleep number because 33% of teens are not getting enough sleep and teens are supposed to get 8.5-9.25 hour. A National Sleep Foundation poll found 59 percent of 6th through 8th graders and 87 percent of U.S. high school students were getting less than the recommended 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep on school nights. Girls are less likely to report getting > 7 hours of sleep per night than boys, as are racial/ethnic minorities, urban students, and those of low socioeconomic status (SES). However, minority or low SES teens and families are also more likely to believe they